Problem is, in this article, relating to the guy I quoted, the kid watched the video with the adult in the room. So yes, he could have changed the channel.
I agree with you on that. This particular case could have been avoided.
That said, I read that this video was actually leaked and not put out by any government.
Here I go... I haven't been reading the news about his execution and the repercussion of the video for two days. I don't have any reliable information nor an idea to back up my comments. I don't know if the guy who shot the execution got arrested (I mean, really arrested... I read that he was going to be arrested, nothing else), I don't know who he is either. I just have a feeling that this video didn't leak casually. Seemingly it was something designed.
Maybe it's paranoia, or even prejudice as I don't believe in most of the governments, world leaders, politics, etc. But... how long has the Bush family been trying to catch Saddam? Since 1990 or 1991? This means +- 16 years. Then, after 9/11 they started the whole hunt for Osama and the "war against terrorism". Both failed and brought a lot of criticism to Bush and the foreign policies of the United States. When "Bush found Saddam", it was something glorious, but... not enough? Since then, we've been following Saddam's trial with images of him challenging the judge and the whole court. He was locked, but still a ticking bomb, questioning Bush administration and provoking a nation. Bush had to answer and show some power to the world. He had previously failed in finding Osama, in taking care of the victims of Katrina. Besides, the war in Iraq became unpopular even to the Americans. So... the execution of Saddam was like the most effective response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, to Saddam himself, to terrorists. It was also a demonstration of power to the American people who haven't seen anything positive in terms of an effective answer to 9/11. Bush will carry Saddam's execution as a blazon and a scutum that can protect him from his own failures. Consequently Saddam's hanging needed to be exposed... and in the most brutal and explicit way possible, just as 9/11 was.
Don't get me wrong. I believe Saddam deserved what he got. But I honestly thing he wouldn't have been sent to the gallows THIS soon if it wasn't for 9/11, the unsuccessful hunt for Osama, or the increasing negative responses to the U.S. foreign policies and to Bush administration.
To conclude, Saddam was United States' enemy #1... but back in the early nineties. Not nowadays. Nowadays he's maybe just Bush's family enemy #1. His execution just filled-in what Americans and most of the citizens in this world wanted the most... the execution and/or arresting of Osama.
