Did Saddam Hussein have a fair trial?

Finally, this orgy ended when a tribunal sentenced Saddam Hussein to death by hanging. There was an application made by the prosecutors to sentence him to death before a firing squad. This was declined, as the Court may have thought a more merciful, less painful and un-dramatic death would be better and sentenced him to the gallows. But Saddam, who knew all along that he would be convicted and sentenced to death, said that he should be killed as a true hero before a firing squad, and not hanged as a petty criminal.

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Memories of Sri Lanka

The genuine interactions amongst people, especially friends, always struck me as a quality to be grateful for during my time in Sri Lanka. My Sri Lankan colleagues and friends were endlessly generous, kind and most of all - accepting.

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Life in an Elders' home

The Brohier Memorial Home for elders is an arm of the Dutch Reformed Church in Sri Lanka, and was very carefully planned and executed by a committee of Management in the year 1977.

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