A judge, a cleric and a physician walk into an execution..

I'm against the death penalty. But if there was ever an appropriate case for an execution, it's for Saddam Husssein. The world will be a better place after his death.

This New York Times opinion piece, The Rush to Hang Saddam Hussein, succinctly points out the missed opportunities in this case. One can't help but feel that some thing's being swept under the rug in this rush to hang him.

Of course, there's a fascinatingly morbid overview of the method on Slate.