Taha Yassin Ramadan AP PHOTO

Taha Yassin Ramadan, who was Saddam's vice president when the regime was ousted four years ago, was the fourth man to be executed in the killings of 148 Shiites following a 1982 assassination attempt against the former leader in the city of Dujail.

Ramadan was weighed before the hanging and the length of the rope was chosen accordingly to prevent a repeat of what happened to Saddam's half brother Barzan Ibrahim, who was decapitated on the gallows.

The Japan Times Weekly: March 24, 2007
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