Let’s hope this terrible regime will be gone in 2004. These young people are now exposed to the ugliness of war and the treatment of our “enemies.” These neo-cons/Christians (so called) are ripping the cloak of decency away from them. I find it hard to believe our nation has sunk so low in 3 years! My grandchildren will be exposed to this ugliness for some time I’m afraid. We have an ugly administration in power and the Congress the Supremes are not too far behind.
Thanks for expressing so well the state of American degeneration. Hussein into such a sympathetic character by continuing the mocking treatment (“looked like a homeless guy”, “rat in a hole”, etc.) and the calls for blood - by Tuesday of this week the morning “news” shows were already giving as much time to hyping new allegations in the Kobe Bryant rape case as they were Saddam’s capture. Perhaps the media is already aware that they risk turning Mr. “Don’t kick a man when he’s down” is a common saying.Īs the Greek tragedians and Shakespeare well knew, even a bloody tyrant can be made the object of sympathy by a cruel turn of fate. It is unsporting to heap abuse on anyone who has already been utterly defeated. I agree with you that the US political and media establishment’s response to the capture of Saddam Hussein has been disgusting. If you have an opinion on this or any other issue raised on Brand Republic, join the debate in the Forum here.Below we post a recent selection of letters on “ Saddam Hussein’s capture will not resolve Iraqi quagmire,” “ The official US response to the capture of Saddam Hussein: a degrading spectacle,” and “ Day three of US media coverage of Hussein’s capture: no let-up in the hysteria.” A second story on the front page said it all "Saddam betrayed by his own people". The FT carried multiple pictures with small shots showing the demeaning medical examination running above its main picture and the headline, "The tyrant is a prisoner". Rival Daily Mail told it as it was, with the full-page photo of Saddam and the headline "Saddam, mighty dictator caught like a rat in a hole". we got him" headline and full-page picture, it dangles the question "Now should he die?".Įlsewhere, the other mid-market and tabloids thought the story was big enough that readers would still want to dwell on the humiliation of a despot. The Daily Express is obviously gearing up for life under the stewardship of Daily Star editor Peter Hill - under its "Ladies and gentlemen. Of all the front pages, only the Daily Star felt it could not rely on the world's biggest story to sell papers - it had a front page split in two, half devoted to model Jordan and the other half to Saddam's picture and the baying headline "Hang him". The Daily Mirror, which for months has criticised the war and the post-war situation, seemed to embrace the news in true tabloid style and was the only paper to use the "Ace of Spades" image large on its front page with the familiar image of Saddam replaced by the grey bearded one beamed around the world yesterday.
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The Guardian front-page headline spelled out Saddam's future with the words "Saddam prisoner", accompanied by a story detailing the demands that Iraqis were making for a trial inside Iraq. Even now he will be desperately hoping that he can cut some form of deal with the coalition that will save him from the indignity of the firing squad," the Telegraph said. "Survival has always been Saddam's primary motivation. "We got him" went across the front of the Daily Telegraph with a rather restrained smaller picture on the broadsheet leader, with its front page story given plenty of space. Unkempt, his tired eyes betraying defeat even the $750,000 in cash found in his hole in the ground demeaned him," Fisk wrote. It simply carried its picture alongside a front-page byline story from its long-time Middle East writer Robert Fisk. The Independent was more sedate, putting levity aside. News International sister paper The Times carried the headline "Saddam captured", along with a large picture of the weary dictator followed by seven pages of coverage.īelow the front page picture The Times carried the "Ace of Spades" shot of Saddam and had a little fun with its headline: "Ace in the hole faces trial for his life". Inside it devoted 14 pages to the capture of Saddam, with coverage of reaction and the celebrations that followed. we got him", supplied by consul for Iraq Paul Bremmer as he announced to the world the capture of former dictator Saddam Hussein. In the end, The Sun played it straight and simply carried the picture of Saddam with the words "Ladies and gentlemen.
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