Saddam's Half-Brother Hanged.

Two of Saddam Hussein's aids were hanged today, including Saddam's half-brother, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti.

It seems that there is some outrage over the seemingly botched execution: Barzan's head was torn from his body.

Executioners must gauge the correct length of rope to use during a hanging, using just enough so that the weight of the condemned snaps the neck, but not so much that the head is torn from the body.

Barzan's son-in-law accused the government of ripping of his father's head on purpose, as an act of retribution, rather than simply making a mistake.

And after all, you'd think that living under Saddam's brutal dictatorship would've given those hangmen plenty of experience, right? Barzan himself had lots of experience ordering the execution of children, personally overseeing torture sessions while eating, and ordering his men to feed people through meat grinders.

Put this filth in the ground where he belongs, I say, and let's not waste one more second worrying about his last few seconds of discomfort.