It might sound as though he's giving up, accepting the fact that he will die at our hands, because of which he seems to think he deserves special treatment. Next he'll want a glass of milk to go with that cookie during his last meal, but then he'll need a straw, and my goodness it will never end.
However, Saddam's defense plea deserves closer consideration. Keep in mind that the following quote is from Saddam himself:
"I advise you as an Iraqi, if you were in a circumstance in which you have to issue a death penalty, you have to remember that Saddam is a military man and in this case the verdict should be death by shooting not by hanging," he told the judge.
Yes, Saddam has slipped up this time: he talks about Saddam in the third person. By speaking as if he were some sort of man who still issues death penalties, rather than some sort of man who is about to face the death penalty, he has clearly indicated that a stunt double will be performing during his death scene. "You have to remember that my friend Saddam...er, I mean, I, Saddam Hussein, seriously this time, am a military man!" Didn't this just happen with Ken Lay, too? Well, let's just hope his captors aren't fooled by some elaborate ruse wherein Saddam switches places with a patsy...although it would make for a tense movie of the week.
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