Pantapin, Western Australia

Saddam Hussein on Trial

Original - Saddam Hussein was a leading member of the revolutionary Ba'ath Party and president of Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War (1980-1988) and the first Persian Gulf War (1991). Saddam was deposed by the U.S. and its allies during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and captured by U.S. forces on December 13, 2003. Saddam was brought to trial under the Iraqi interim government set up by U.S.-led forces. On November 5, 2006, he was convicted of charges related to the executions of 148 Iraqi Shi'ites suspected of planning an assassination attempt against him, and was sentenced to death by hanging.

Reason

Good, large image of Saddam Hussein in an important part of his life. Indisputable EV.

Articles this image appears in

Saddam Hussein, Abu Nidal, Rumours of the death of Saddam Hussein, Human rights in Saddam Hussein's Iraq, Trial of Saddam Hussein, Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda link allegations timeline, Execution of Saddam Hussein

Creator

U.S. Military/Defense Department (Edited by jjron))

• Support as nominator --Fryslan0109 (talk) 01:57, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
• Support Hi rez, sharp, and irreplaceable (he's dead). Still, it has the hand in front of the face and the color splotches.--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 02:16, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
• Support Not imperfect (it's a bit compressed for such large dimensions), but overall a good portrait and excellent ev. Durova^Charge! 04:34, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
• Support A good portrait with EV. Muhammad(talk) 07:11, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  • The caption may need to be lengthened, maybe add some of crimes he was charged with? Muhammad(talk) 10:12, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
• Closing note: original version, for which replacing is required. MER-C 06:35, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
• Support. I expanded the caption with info from the Saddam Hussein lead. Intothewoods29 (talk) 16:59, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
• Weak oppose As mentioned above, the hand in front of his face is somewhat of a distraction and definitely hinders the overall composition. The fact that it is completely out of focus further impede's the overall quality. -- mcshadypl ^TC 17:46, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
• Weak oppose The hand a bit spoils this good portrait and I also think that image is a little too dark. Andrew₁₈ ^@ 21:39, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
• Support - The hand doesn't bother me. A good historical portrait -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 23:41, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
• Support. Thought it was good enough at PPR to inspire this minor edit, so will support here as per my comments there. The hand is a slight issue, but also adds some additional emotion - probably greatest EV for those articles dealing with the capture/trial. --jjron (talk) 12:30, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
• Support per Jjron, who makes the case quite well.--ragesoss (talk) 18:33, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
• Support. To me the hand in front of his face actually enhances this image. He was (at the time this was taken) once the all-powerful dictator of Iraq. Like most such strongmen, his face was on images all over the country, unobstructed, symbolizing absolute power. The fact that his slightly blurred hand is here in front of it is thus an excellent symbol for how he had fallen by that point. Daniel Case (talk) 19:52, 12 October 2008 (UTC)