“The scene is the dark interior of a building, lit only by the lights of a video camera. The execution is being carried out by masked men in uniform speaking Arabic, of whom there appear to be six in number. Saddam is on a second story, poised at a rail which overlooks the spot from which the video is being shot. A rope has been tied to a light fixture above his head, and the noose is placed around his neck — see the Saddam Hussein hanging video