Saddam will be hanged, report Both BBC and Asharq Alawsat, however the description of what took place in court during the verdict is very different in the two versions. Here are some examples.
BBC reports of that when Judge Rauf Abdel Rahman ordered Saddam to stand, "the former president refused to do so and had to be moved from his seat by court attendants." Asharaq Alawsat reports that Saddam refused to stand up, but then "Eventually he rose shakily to his feet in the dock to hear the verdict and sentence read out," apparently by himself.
Both sources agree that Saddam yelled "Allahu Akbar!" and "long live Iraq!" but the BBC also reported that enraged Saddam kept yelling and denouncing the court, and after getting off the stand, "Saddam Hussein seemed to have a small smile of triumph on his face as he was led away from the courtroom." Asharq Alawsat instead focuses on a direct quotation from the judge, then saying he was "ignoring a plea made by Saddam earlier in the trial that he should face a military firing squad, not the noose."
Asharq Alawsat's article leans toward favoring the judge, giving the Saddam verdict story a sweet 'good guys win' spin from the very first line ("A visibly shaken Saddam Hussein was found guilty of crimes against humanity"), while BBC focus more on Saddam himself and delivers a somewhat subliminal message: 'is that really it?'
A piece from the BBC boradcast from the court room is missing. An announcement, which plays on the still-running soundtrack (apparently when Saddam was forced up on his legs), explains the piece was removed in order to protect the court staff. Saddam was forced to stand up , at least according to this video. He also keeps yelling throughout the entire verdict. Nothing like that exists in the heroic story by Asharaq Alawsat.
BBC used their own reporters, while Asharaq Alawsat used Reuters services.
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