Justice Accomplished!

At long last, Saddam is dead, hanged for his crimes against the Iraqi people.

Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi dictator who spent his last years in captivity after his ruthless Baathist regime was toppled from power by the U.S.-led coalition in 2003, was hanged Saturday for crimes committed in a brutal crackdown during his reign, a witness said.

"Saddam's body is in front me," said an official in the prime minister's office when CNN telephoned. "It's over."

In the background, Shiite chanting could be heard. When asked about the chanting, the official said, "These are employees of the prime minister's office and government chanting in celebration."

A witness to the execution reported that celebrations broke out after Hussein was dead, and that there was "dancing around the body."

Not only was there dancing around the body, but also in Iraqi-American communities.

And celebrations broke out in Iraq as well.

I'll post more pictures/video of the big event when they becomes available.

UPDATE 1 -- 7:30 AM CST: Pictures added.

UPDATE 2 -- 8:00 AM CST: At least one local Dem blogger and party activist (connected enough to be admitted to our incoming Congressman's hospital room) appears troubled that it was Saddam swinging and not members of the Bush administration.

According to Raw Story, Saddam Hussein will die tonight. After 3 years of war, almost 3000 American soldiers killed, 20,000+ wounded, our reputation around the world badly damaged, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis killed, and after spending almost $500 Billion of our tax dollars, we finally got Saddam hanging from a rope.

We should be so proud.

Tonight Saddam will be swinging from a rope and struggling for his last breath of air, while the ghouls across the country are waiting for the video to hit YouTube.

And yet the undeniable fact will remain that the only person who didn't lie about weapons of mass destruction will be hanging from the end of the rope.

And those that did will not.

UPDATE 3 -- 2:00 PM CST: Hot Air has video from FoxNews.

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