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    Saddam's Execution Raises Questions

    Saddam Hussein's execution was supposed to be a formal and solemn affair, but guards charged with keeping order chanted Shiite slogans and exchanged insults with the former head of state.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Saddam Hussein's execution was supposed to be a formal and solemn affair, but guards charged with keeping order chanted Shiite slogans and exchanged insults with the former head of state. Today, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ordered an investigation into the taunting of Hussein before his execution as well as into how videotape was released to the world. We hear more about the reaction to those sounds and images.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Dan Konecky

      Producer, To the Point

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Edmund Ghareeb

      Professor of Middle East History and Politics, American University

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    3 of 3
    The Nation Says Goodbye to Gerald R. Ford
    1. 1:24Iraq to Investigate Hussein Video
    2. 7:36The Political Legacy of Gerald Ford
    3. 45:13Saddam's Execution Raises QuestionsYou’re reading this
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