In any case, Saddam has officially been turned over to the jurisdiction of an appointed Iraqi judge and the Iraqis will do to him as they see fit. It is no longer a question of American culture, but of Iraqi culture. This leaves little doubt as to where Mr Hussein will be on Saturday.
It would be nice to believe that seeing Iraq's token poobah of oppression meet a "just" end would go a long way to healing the internecine and tribal strife of Iraq, but I am sorry to say I find that palpably Pollyannoid and improbable.