Saddam's Execution "within days"

UPDATE: Saddam Hussein is apparently in the process of being transferred from U.S. custody to Iraqi custody, making it more likely that the execution is immenet...U.S. officials tell Off The Record that Saddam Hussein's lawyer has been asked to gather Saddam's personal items, but were unclear on if he had already been transferred to Iraqi Custody..

According to several U.S. officials, the U.S. is preparing (not that the U.S. is carrying out the hangings, but preparing for what comes after) for an imminent execution of the Iraqi Dictator, Saddam Hussein. While officials are saying that the government wants it done before a Muslim Holiday which begins Sunday, it could come "within hours". Click here and here for more information.

Saddam's Execution to happen within 30 days

Iraq's highest court has handed down its verdict on Saddam Hussein's appeal: Hang him within 30 days of tomorrow...the high court also upheld the death penalty convictions of two others, but sent the former Iraqi Vice President's case back to the Iraqi Tribunal because they felt life in prison was too light of a sentence and basically told them, we want him hanged. To read the whole story, go here.