Saddam Hussein's Hanging

I find this whole business with the Saddam Hussein hanging to be very strange and somewhat disturbing.  It all seems like from some other world to me.  Which I guess it is.  The whole thing just doesn't seem right to me.  Hard for me to put my finger on it ... other than I just find the death penalty to be ungroovy in general.  I mean I know Saddam did a lot of crappy things to his people but you know... he's not the only leader who has done crappy things to his people directly or ... from a lack of concern.  I think it could get pretty complicated if you really start sorting it all out.