Well, I think I know why he was hanged, probably because he did not possess WMDs which he should have possessed according to US in the first place. Or they didn't know what to do of him since he was useless to the US now that he was powerless and not worth President Bush. The whole world is aware of his atrocities commited as a dictator but that does not explain the haste in which he was hanged. In any case, I believe his death is totally US backed. It is pathetic that US is here to decide the fates of countries and their leaders. Well, that's the American way, didn't you know.