I know I'm probably out of step with the rest of humanity here but I am SORRY he was executed!

My reason? Apart from my own feelings that execution is murder and no person/government/court has that right, I think he should have been made to suffer for his natural span. The old expression of 'hanging is too good for him' applies here.

Secondly he will be seen as a martyr by some (sunnis for example) rather than a murderer etc.

Finally, and probably the most important of all, reprisals will be terrible. I doubt there will ever be peace on this part of the planet anyway, but the next period of its history will be dreadful indeed.

Rhiannon