Skip navigation
advertisement

U.K.’s Blair opposes death penalty for Saddam

Trial shows ‘the brutality, the tyranny’ of Iraqi ex-leader, British PM says

NBC VIDEO
Blair rattled over sentence
Nov. 6: British Prime Minister Tony Blair, whose government opposes capital punishment, is pressed hard to state his position on the death penalty meted out to Saddam Hussein.

NBC News Web Extra

Europe video  
John Paul II edges closer to sainthood
  Dec. 19: The late pontiff’s successor, Pope Benedict, approved the "heroic virtues decree," one of the key steps in the procedure by which the church recognizes its saints. NBC’s Lester Holt reports.

Text alerts on msnbc.com

Breaking news alerts (about 1 per day)
Click here to sign up or text NEWS to MSNBC (67622).

Find more alerts at alerts.msnbc.com

  Your weather

Click to see the weather outlook for your destination

updated 12:56 p.m. ET Nov. 6, 2006

LONDON - Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday he opposed the death penalty for former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein but that his trial had reminded the world of the deposed leader’s brutality.

Asked about Saddam’s sentence at his monthly press conference, Blair noted that Britain opposed the death penalty, “whether it’s Saddam or anyone else.”

But he said the trial “gives us a chance to see again what the past in Iraq was, the brutality, the tyranny, the hundreds of thousands of people he killed, the wars.”


advertisement | your ad here

© 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Sponsored LinksGet listed here
Top Online Schools
Find the perfect online school and Boost your Career! Free Info Pack.
www.EarnMyDegree.com

Sponsored links

Resource guide