I keep thinking I should say something about the death sentence handed down for Saddam Hussein, but there’s pretty much nothing that can be said without it being taken as a Big Political Statement.<\/p>\n
Honestly speaking, though, it’s one more positive and well-deserved step to reducing world carbon dioxide emissions. ‘Nuff said.<\/p>\n
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(And, yeah, comments turned off intentionally on this one, because I’d rather not talk about it beyond that.)<\/p>\n
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