So this morning at 0300GMT Saddam Hussein was hanged in Iraq [news.bbc.co.uk]. Hardly marking the end of anything, other than his life, as the extreme violence in Iraq continues unabated.
Was it worthwhile? Probably not. But in a system that still employs the death penalty, he got what anyone else would have got. Whilst pondering over the death penalty for Saddam, it is right to consider that hundreds of other people suffer that same fate without any news coverage, or any mention at all.
