Saturday, March 17, 2007

Critical consumption - Saddam

Saddam Hussein: Yes its true he is a media personality now, after all the hype about his death and all the footage and the "hidden video" on his execution. No matter what happens, no matter how bad a person is, they do not deserve a death that becomes a public display or matter of dicussion. "After several months of hiding, he was captured by U.S forces and in 2006 the Iraqi High Tribunal sentenced him to death for crimes against humanity. Days after an Iraqi court upheld his sentence in December 2006, Saddam was executed. This certainly did become a big issue and if it wasnt for CNN or Al-Jazeera then, instead of everyone being dependant on Television for information, people would read more news and consume critical information. A "hero" for some and a "devil" for few. Two extremes that too, portrayed and created by the media. Everyone who has stereotype, prejudice against him are just curious and want to know or rather see, Saddam hussein and thus, out of frustration just control their emotions and make him the decision maker - The leader.

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