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Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein executed 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 30 2006)


Video: 'CNN's Report on Saddam Hussein executed 12-30-2006'

(Saturday, December 30, 2006, 6:10 a.m. AST)Saddam Hussein, the dictator who led Iraq through three decades of brutality, war and bombast before American forces chased him from his capital city and captured him in a filthy pit near his hometown, was hanged just before dawn today during the morning call to prayer. Continue reading Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein executed 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 30 2006)