Hussein Hanged

Unable to escape prison by flapping his arms,
Saddam Hussein is hanged.

Dictator Who Ruled Iraq With Violence Is Hanged for Crimes Against Humanity

By MARC SANTORA, JAMES GLANZ and SABRINA TAVERNISE
The New York Times :: December 30, 2006

BAGHDAD, Saturday, Dec. 30 — Saddam Hussein, the dictator who led Iraq through three decades of brutality, war and bombast before American forces chased him from his capital city and captured him in a filthy pit near his hometown, was hanged just before dawn Saturday during the morning call to prayer. (full story)