http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061105/ap_on_re_mi_ea/saddam_verdict
An Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced Saddam Hussien to the gallows for crimes against humanity.
John C. Wright is a practicing philosopher, a retired attorney, newspaperman, and newspaper editor, and a published author of science fiction. Once a Houyhnhnm, he was expelled from the august ranks of purely rational beings when he fell in love; but retains an honorary title.