it's considered disgraceful to be hung as a "common criminal" he wanted to be killed as a warrior... firing squad...
remember it is their culture that corporal punishment is in effect... and truthfully... it works for them. who is to say the Iraqi people/goverment body is wrong for doing it? us? I think not...
What I do fear is that the fighting will get worse now that it is final. It's bad enough our people over there have to deal with what they have to, now this will give his followers, even more to fight for and try to make him a martyr. And in doing so take as many "Infidals" with them... Now is when all our fellow countrymen, from whatever nation they hail from, will be in true danger...