The execution marked the end to a dark chapter in world history. The Financial Times has a very good article on the death of the former Dictator of Iraq. It is a fitting end to a Tyrant who terrorized the people of Iraq for far too long. 

Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington and Steve Negus in Iraq report that Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi dictator, was put to death at dawn on Saturday, Baghdad time, just days after an Iraqi appeals court refused to commute his execution.

Before he was taken to the gallows in Baghdad, the former Iraqi president was reportedly handed a “red card” signaling his imminent death - a reminder of the red cards dealt to those he had condemned to death during his time in power.

Read the entire story here: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/93d74920-9734-11db-a680-0000779e2340.html