It looks like Saddam will be executed by Sunday and perhaps even today, NBC reports. Like my friend Grace, who posted on this a couple of days ago over at The Reaction, I am against the death penalty. Indeed, my opposition to it is absolute, and this case — the case of a genocidal tyrant — is no exception. I have no compassion for Saddam, but a suitable and just punishment for his many crimes against humanity would be for him to spend the rest of his life in prison. Another death — another killing — is not the answer.