When I turned to lock the front door on my way out, I thought the rain we just had splashed little flecks of dirt or mulch onto the porch. On closer look I noticed they were bugs. Lot's of them! They jumped like fleas when I got close. I went around to open the garage to get some bug killer and noticed them all along the bottom flashing of the house.
Saddam Hussein Execution Video Captured on Cell Phone
December 31, 2006
Since posting the .WMV file yesterday of Saddam Hussein's execution captured on a cell phone by a witness, I've had to keep a close eye on my bandwidth. I hoped I could use YouTube as a remedy. For some reason, YouTube didn't accept the video (still "processing"), so I posted it to Google.
I'll leave the .WMV file available for download in the the post below until I have to remove it. This video deserves the light of day. It is not only an example of the power of citizen media getting around the limitation of mainstream media, but also an example to the world's dictators of their historic fate in the hands of that same power.
Hussein Execution Video Captured on Cell Phone- GRAPHIC
December 30, 2006
Here is graphic Hussein execution video captured on a cell phone by a witness. I just uploaded it to YouTube, so it might take a minute to appear.
UPDATE 8:39PM: Usually, my videos post to YouTube in a matter of a couple of minutes. It has been over 2 hours since posting this video, and it still shows as "Uploaded (processing, please wait)." Curious.
Until it's approved on YouTube, here it is. You'll need QuickTime.
UPDATE 10:35PM: It's been hours since posting this to YouTube. It's hard to say why the video is still "processing." I've taken down the QuickTime version posted above due to traffic and bandwidth issues. I'll try reposting the video later.
UPDATE 12/31/06 8:31AM: Over 12 hours later, my submission to YouTube still doesn't work. I re-submitted it this morning. It looks like YouTube approved posts that occured after my submission, most of which inaccurately label the video as having been filmed on December 29th (Saddam was executed 12-30-06 @ 6A.M.). So, I'm not sure what happened.
Until my own is approved, here is the .WMV version you can freely download (warning, it's branded) for as long as my bandwidth can handle it. Share it widely. Upload it to free video services yourself.
UPDATE 12/31/06 11:54AM: .WMV file removed due to bandwidth limits. If you would like a copy, I can email it to you, or you can view the Google Video version
Saddam Hussein Execution Video - Unedited Uncensored
December 30, 2006
"One of the guards pulled a lever and he dropped half a meter into a trap door. We heard his neck snap instantly and we even saw a small amount of blood around the rope," Askari said.
"They left him hanging for around 10 minutes before a doctor confirmed his death and they untied him and placed him in a white bodybag," he added. [At least 68 Iraqis killed in wake of Saddam Hussein execution - Ha'aretz - 12-30-06]
UPDATE 12/31/06 11:52AM - Due to bandwidth, I had to remove the post's original .WMV file version and replace it with a Google Video version. If you want the .WMV file, I can email it to you.
How he managed to slip it on and off the plane without damaging it, I don't know. But when Rob arrived, he brought a treat - almond cake whipped up in D.C. before his flight here.
Vince got the recipe and has been trying to get his cakes not to fall in the middle. Here is the first one that didn't. Just as it came out of the oven, the doorbell rang. It was our neighbor across the street with a plate of home made Christmas cookies.
Something about the temperature of the eggs and butter before mixing them with other ingredients. Anyway, Vince is making more.
Flipping through the channels this afternoon... this message from the Fox News Channel reminded me to get my holiday cards, or "Christmas cards" as I like to call them, in the mail tomorrow.
On a long detour to the Jack Daniels Distillery in Lynchberg, TN, several cars started parking on the side of the two-lane road. We slowed down and saw some kind of circus tent set up in someone's yard.
It wasn't a preaching or a road side rivival. This side show was an endless parade of someone's personal belongings up for auction in one of Tennessee's many weekend estate auctions.
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Christian Grantham is an internet and television producer living in Murfreesboro, TN. Grantham has produced liberal and conservative talk radio, was a consultant to the Clinton-Gore White House on domestic policy forums and worked as a blogger for a political campaign for state office.
