European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 stars and stripes thursday March 22 2007 Deputy hanged buried near Saddam by Qassim Abdulzahra the associated press Baghdad Saddam Hus skins former Deputy hanged be fore Dawn in what was once Iraq military intelligence head quarters was buried tuesday near the ousted dictator who died on the same Gallows less than three months ago Taha Yassin Ramadan who was Saddam vice president went to the Gallows on the fourth anniversary of the Start of the War in Iraq for the deaths of 148 Shi ites in the town of Duvail meanwhile the us military said two american soldiers were killed tuesday in Southern Bagh dad during a combat patrol no de tails were provided Bassam a Husseini an adviser to prime minister Nouri Almalik said the execution went smoothly although Ramadan appeared frightened and recited the two Shahadah a declaration of Faith repeated by muslims there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his Prophet a Husseini said precautions were taken to prevent a repeat of what happened to Saddam half brother and co defendant Barzan Ibrahim who was inadvertently decapitated on the Gallows during his january execution Ramadan who was nearly 70 was weighed before the hanging and the rope was chosen accordingly a Husseini said the execution took place at am at a prison at an iraqi army and police base which had been the Headquarters of Sadd ams military intelligence in a predominantly shiite District in Northern Baghdad Ramadan had been in us custody but was handed Over to the iraqis about an hour before the hanging according to a Husseini who saw the hanging it was carried out despite appeals from International human rights groups Russia also criticized the act on tuesday foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said it adds nothing positive to the efforts being made to resolve the situation in Iraq us embassy spokesman Lou Fintor said it was an iraqi Deci Sion but stressed the trial has by most accounts met the Basic Stan Dards of International Justice Almalik has not attended any of the executions but representatives from his office a judge and a prosecutor attended the hang ing along with members of the Justice and Interior ministries and a physician the prosecutor read out the court verdict upholding the death sentence and Alma Likis decision to carry it out the adviser said adding that a defense lawyer who Taha Yassin Ramadan attended the execution received Ramadan written will the contents were not revealed although Yahya Ibrahim a sunni cleric and member of the influential association of Muslim scholars later said Ramadan had asked to be buried near Saddam the body was taken by the us military to ouija on the outskirts of Cikrit later tuesday police said hundreds of mourners including Ramadan relatives and a Bandars son followed the Cas Ket draped with an iraqi Flag some fired shots in the air Ramadan was convicted in no vember of murder forced deportation and torture and sentenced to life in prison but an appeals court ruled that was too lenient and he was sentenced to death besides the four executed three other defendants were sentenced to 15 years in jail in the Case while one was acquitted Ramadan was said to have pre sided Over Many purges carried out by Saddam to eliminate rivals and strengthen his political control in violence tuesday at least 15 people were killed or found dead most in Baghdad As the War entered its fifth year the used invasion began in the Early morn ing in Baghdad when it was still March 19 in the United states two parked car bombs struck shiite targets Baghdad one near a main bus station in Central Baghdad killing five civilians and wounding 18 and another at the Entrance of a Tunnel Down town killing three civilians and wounding seven a suicide car bomber also drove his vehicle into an Iraq army checkpoint in a predominantly sunni neighbourhood in Western Baghdad killing one sol Dier and wounding another police said late monday us and iraqi troops also engaged in a major operation As part of a Security crack Down in the volatile Hurriah neighbourhood in Northern Bagh dad state television said jury suggests 10 years for i in murder Case by Kristin m Hall the associated press fort Campbell by a Soldier accused of ordering subordinates to kill three iraqi detainees won a Victory when a military jury recommended a sentence of 10 years in prison his attorney said staff sgt Ray Girouard 24 who was found guilty Friday night of negligent homicide in his court martial could have received up to 21 years in prison the commanding general of the 101st airborne division must review the sentence before it takes effect but it is unclear How Long that will take Girouard also gets an automatic Appeal of the sentence Girouard attorney Anita Gorecki said after the sentence that the trial was a Success be cause Girouard refused to take a plea Deal like the other three sol Diers charged in the Case originally charged with pre meditated murder and facing life in prison the jury found him guilty of a lesser offence in the detainees deaths during a May 9 raid near Samarra Iraq i believe it does work to fight the system in sgt Girouard Case not Only does it show you can fight for your Day in court it was never a possibility for him to plead he was never going to take a Deal Gorecki said Register for a test drive before april 15th 2007 at your local Volvo military sales office and enter our free prize draw Volvo s40 241 Price starting from 1st prize choose either a Sony playstation 3 or a night for 4 in the Yyi club in resort 2nd pri2e chilis gift certificate 3rd pri2e Starbucks gift certificate Volvo xc9012 prices starting from Volvo s60 25t prices starting from pcs1notmi8 summer to guarantee Deus try us military sales Okinawa Camp i to 1 Volvo fishing Okinawa office Tel 098 936 8640 email web  All entrants must have a valid us military or Dod id card and a valid sofa driving licence 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