Thousands flock to see Saddam's grave

By STEVEN R. HURST

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061231/ap_on_re_mi_ea/saddam

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Thousands of Iraqis flocked to Saddam Hussein's hometown of Ouja on Sunday, where the deposed leader was buried in a religious compound 24 hours after his execution.

Dozens of relatives and other mourners, some of them crying and moaning, attended the interment shortly before dawn near Tikrit, 80 miles north of Baghdad. A few knelt before his flag-draped grave. A large framed photograph of Saddam was propped up on a chair nearby.

"I condemn the way he was executed and I consider it a crime," said 45-year-old Salam Hassan al-Nasseri, one of Saddam's clansmen who attended the interment.

Mohammed Natiq, a 24-year-old college student, said "the path of Arab nationalism must inevitably be paved with blood."

this was not a smart move.

this ship of crooks sailed the low seas and are making a mess of the world.

economy on tourism.

Biggest touist draw in the world....:shrug: Glaciers are disappearing so can't look at them any more, Small tropical islands are disappearing as well. Americans dying though that seems to be on the rise...

on Planet Earth? Everything is surreal. We are living a nightmare. We are choking on pollution, gases, farts from the WH instead of leadership. Saddam Hussein is no longer a problem so why can't we bring our military home right now? No matter how much longer we stay in Iraq, after we leave they will do as they please and follow their own culture instead of one forced on them by a monkey. Cynicism has become my middle name.

CNN has this caption under the photo of the grave: A day after he was executed by hanging, Saddam Hussein has been buried in the same cemetery as his relatives, including two sons. About 100 people attended the ceremony, which took place around dawn Sunday in Awja, near Tikrit.

So, only a hundred. No news here. Dead and gone. Move along.