Saddam Hussain- hero or murderer?

As an Iraqi myself, I feel that it wouldn’t matter what positive aspect or image of Saddam Hussain Al Jazzera or even CNN would show, it wouldn’t change my mine and perhaps many others, about being against his regime, even if the world was free from CNN or Al Jazzera.

As I mentioned in my reply to Hoors post, if one was to just watch Al Jazzera, they wouldn’t see the other side and this is the case with many other news stories, especially those shown on these two new channels which are very contrasting in their views! Saddam Hussain is known as a hero or a murderer depending on where you are from and your political stand. What is shown by these contrasting channels just puts emphasis on how most already view Saddam with what they’ve experienced or heard; a murderer or a hero.

It is true that Saddam Hussain has been under the intensive news reports and has been under the light in the cases of the incidents with the Kurds, Iranians, and the Gulf and US-Iraq War and finally his execution and that has given a great “media effect” and changed his image upon the world from what was viewed in these cases, yet I feel that those people that have experienced or have seen his action, would not have a change of perception upon him even after seeing the different views of him from CNN or Al Jazzera.
On the other hand, I do agree that others seeing one of these channels would have a one sided impression of him but many do or should have an open mind and think outside the box when seeing such news.

There are still a large number of audiences for both CNN and Al Jazzera, who still get a one-sided story of the news even after Saddam Hussains execution although I feel more people are more critical on what they take from each of the sources.