Although there has been no official confirmation from U.S. authorities, Saddam's lawyer and Arab media are reporting that Saddam Hussein has been executed.

Good riddance - the world is a much better place with this monster out of it for good. The moonbats will tell you that his death is only going to make things worse, that it proves nothing. But it ensures that he will NEVER be a threat again - to anyone. He will NEVER again be able to torture and murder his own people. He will never again be able to offer payments to the families of suicide bombers. He will never again be able to defy U.N. sanctions. He will never again be able to order shots fired at U.S. planes enforcing the no-fly zone. And that is good news.

This guy is probably on the afterlife's express "down" elevator right now, and it couldn't happen to a more deserving party. Iraqis were lining up by the hundreds to vie for the privilege of being his hangman.

As has been said repeatedly, Iraq needs to chart its own course - and the Iraqis have opted for removing Saddam from the equation. Good for them.


UPDATE (Headlines from Fox News):
Saddam Hussein Executed - VIDEO
U.S. Forces Brace For Post-Execution Violence
Iraqi-Americans in Michigan Cheer Saddam’s Execution
Obituary: Saddam Hussein, 1937-2006
Brainroom: Saddam's Atrocities
Fast Facts: Saddam Timeline - PHOTOS

UPDATE 12/30:
David at The Thunder Run looks at what the Left is saying about Saddam's departure, in The Left Can't Let Go