01-05-2007, 12:39 PM
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Saddam rejected an offer of dinner, a cooked chicken, and asked only for a copy of the Koran. By 1am, all he wanted to do was sleep.
But his guards, all members of the dominant <b>Shia Sciri party</b>, had other ideas. One in particular, nicknamed Ali the Butcher, intended to make a hell of Saddam's last night on earth. "They were making jokes about Saddam," another guard who spoke to those on duty told The Sunday Telegraph.<b> "Ali the Butcher had the rope they would hang him with, and he was telling Saddam 'It's waiting for you, it's waiting for you'.</b>
"The guards were dancing in front of him. When Saddam tried to sleep, they were going in, every 30 minutes. They said, 'We didn't let him sleep. We destroyed his personality'."
A little after 5am, a number of officials arrived at the jail. Saddam declined breakfast. He asked a guard for a cigarette, but was refused. Then, with his hands tied in front of him, he was led towards the execution cell.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Saddam rejected an offer of dinner, a cooked chicken, and asked only for a copy of the Koran. By 1am, all he wanted to do was sleep.
But his guards, all members of the dominant <b>Shia Sciri party</b>, had other ideas. One in particular, nicknamed Ali the Butcher, intended to make a hell of Saddam's last night on earth. "They were making jokes about Saddam," another guard who spoke to those on duty told The Sunday Telegraph.<b> "Ali the Butcher had the rope they would hang him with, and he was telling Saddam 'It's waiting for you, it's waiting for you'.</b>
"The guards were dancing in front of him. When Saddam tried to sleep, they were going in, every 30 minutes. They said, 'We didn't let him sleep. We destroyed his personality'."
A little after 5am, a number of officials arrived at the jail. Saddam declined breakfast. He asked a guard for a cigarette, but was refused. Then, with his hands tied in front of him, he was led towards the execution cell.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->