European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 stars and thursday March 22 2qq7 Saddam Deputy hanged buried near dictator 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 Sadd ams vice president went to the Gallows on the fourth anniversary of the Start of the War in Iraq for the deaths of 148 shiites 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 details 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 Ramadan 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 Wasan 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 Japan defense minister seeks to visit Iraq Tokyo japans defense minister who recently called the used invasion of Iraq a mis take said tuesday he would like to visit the country before Tokyo decides whether to extend its mis Sion there Fumio Yumas comments come amid rising criticism of the Iraq War in Japan which has been a key ally in the used coalition Japan sent noncombat ground troops to Southern Iraq for two years and currently runs airlifts in the Region for coalition forces but with the Kuwait based air operation scheduled to expire july 31 there is growing debate about whether Tokyo will continue it contributions in january Kyuma raised eyebrows in Washington by calling the us decision to invade Iraq a mistake for being based on the dubious assumptions that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction from the associated press we used tires As Low As we have ires in various sizes drop by our shop to see our wide selection of used and hew tires mounting and balancing fees Are included in the Price rims Are also prices May vary new service available Railroad track total amount of Oil varies by engine size id new tires sold Yokota fab Supply Gate hours 9am 7pm closed wednesdays bring adding that a defense lawyer who 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 who became vice president in March 1991 and was a revolutionary command coun cil highest Polit ical body under Saddam maintained his innocence saying his duties were limited to economic affairs not Security issues the new Sanno information Sec Bra untidy pm in i sunday 8 april serving from 1095 412 stale easier wednesday 28 March seating 6 pm and 8 pm the new Sanno  discount 042 5515508 reservations suggested Call the food and beverage reservations hotline at 2297151 or 0334407871 ext7151 or tickets Are nonrefundable