[Very OT] Saddam Hanging Video -- Some comments

[Paul King]

Sorry for this off-topic post

The un-censored video (complete with camera misfirings) can be seen at 

    http://pandachute.com/

It appears to be taken from a low-resolution cell phone, and it has
sound (not great either). As expected, the video is unsettling. Not for the 
faint of heart, as it depicts not only the trapdoor opening, but his lifeless
face and body swinging below the platform. BBC also has a re-broadcast of it, 
but had the good taste to stop before the trapdoor opened. Reporters talk over 
it.

Where *not* to go for the video: youtube.com
YouTube has a zillion videos claiming to be of the Saddam hanging, but
are just repeats of news reports found elsewhere in better condition --
or worse, are repeats of the same video; or are simply videos having utterly 
and absolutely nothing to do with Saddam. Such as one where midgets attend a 
Star Wars convention and drool over a tall chick dressed as Princess Leia. Or 
another one where a transvestite dances around a rather bare room and sings 
"Thank you for being a friend". When they are on-topic and original, it is 
often someone attempting to make a joke of it. 

So, I guess there is no content control at YouTube...?
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