Thursday, September 07, 2006

Democracy on the March in Iraq

See, they're becomming just like us. Secret courts, torture and executions, redefining the term "terrorist" to include domestic criminals, etc. They are learning their lesson well. from the AP wire:


September 07,2006 | BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq has executed 27 "terrorists" convicted by Iraqi courts of killings and rapes in several provinces, the government said Thursday. They were executed in Baghdad on Wednesday, the government's media office said in a brief statement. It did not provide further details.

A senior justice official said all 27 were Iraqis, and two had been convicted of terrorism-related charges. The other 25, including one woman, were convicted of murder and kidnappings.

The sentences were carried out by hanging, the official said, requesting that his name not be used because he was not authorized to speak to the media about the executions.

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