Speaker Hastert Statement on Saddam Hussein Sentencing

November 5, 2006

(Washington, D.C.) Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) today issued the following statement regarding Saddam Hussein being found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death.

“Today is a historic day for the Iraqi people -- a court of law under due process has found Saddam Hussein guilty for his crimes against the Iraqi people. Hussein has come a long way from torturing and killing his own people to hiding in a hole in the ground to experiencing the very rights he denied his fellow citizens.

“In the face of enormous pressure, the new Iraqi democracy has taken yet another giant step forward to be a responsible member of the world community. I commend the brave Iraqis who never thought they would see this day and to the courageous men and women of the United States Armed Services who have made this possible.”

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