The aesthetics of execution
Posted by jodietonita on January 2, 2007
A poignant article from friend and fellow Vancouverite Am Johal.
The Aesthetics of Execution
It is a form of irony, that in his final moments of life, Saddam Hussein, the half-baked ‘Butcher of Baghdad,’ appeared more dignified than his executioners – anonymous hooded police officers, randomly chosen, hastily carrying out last minute orders while taunting him. The cell phone video that was shown with a minute of advertising preceding it on Western media websites just added to the impromptu and anti-climactic nature of the event.
They were carrying out the red card that Hussein himself had issued on many others. It was like a World Cup match and the Muslims on the Hajj were infuriated…
