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The grudge was for trying to assassinate his father. IIRC, one of the soldiers attending Saddam's hanging at Camp Justice got a call on his cell phone moments before the execution and gave the phone to Saddam. Who do you think was on the line?

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Would you mind sharing some sources re: Saddam answering a call moments before being hanged? Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence…

Probably didn't happen. Here's some material detailing that day; https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/589198

There's at least one cell phone video from the execution.[0] This video was offensive to the US administration for many reasons, so any immediate reporting of it and other unsavory behavior at the hanging was quickly squashed in the US media. But again, IIRC from 20 years ago, the videographer wasn't the only one using a cell phone at the event.

[0]https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/01/world/middleeast/01sunnis...

The article you linked doesn’t mention that Saddam answered a call right before his execution… which is what you implied earlier

Does the execution video show anybody holding a phone up to Saddam?

You moved the burden of proof from you to me. This looks like a disinformation tactic.

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