The World's Reaction

Iraqis celebrate while toying with a dummy that represents the former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in Baghdad's Shiite slum of Sadr City, Iraq, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006, after hearing news of Saddam being executed. Arabic letters on the doll's head read: Saddam the Tyrant.

A Palestinian man watches details of the execution of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein on television in Jerusalem's Old City Dec. 30, 2006. Unlike much of the rest of the world, where Saddam was viewed as a brutal dictator who oppressed his people and started regional wars, in the West Bank and Gaza he was seen as a generous benefactor unafraid to fight for the Palestinian cause.

Tourists look at a sand sculpture of Saddam Hussein, titled "Fate Of Saddam" and made by Sudarshan Pattnaik, at the Puri beach in Orissa, India, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006. Muslim and communist groups in India held angry protests and the government said it was disappointed by Hussein's execution Saturday.

Members of a Pakistani religious party chant anti-U.S. slogans during a rally to condemn the execution of Saddam Hussein, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006 in Lahore, Pakistan. The placard at left reads: "The execution of Saddam Hussein is a killing, not justice."

Members of a student wing of a Pakistani religious party burn a U. S. flag and shout slogans during a rally to condemn Saddam's execution Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006 in Karachi, Pakistan. The banner reads: "Muslims all over the world condemn Saddam Hussein's execution on the orders of an American-based court."

Iraqis hold up a poster of Mohammed Baqr al-Hakim, left, who died in a suicide bomb attack in August 2003, and Mohammed Baqr al-Sadr, right, who was killed by the former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's regime, as they celebrate upon hearing the news of Saddam being executed in Baghdad's Shiite slum of Sadr City, Iraq, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006.

An Iraqi woman celebrates after hearing news about the execution of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, while she holds a picture of her son, a victim of the Saddam regime, in Najaf, Iraq, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006.

A store attendant watches images of Saddam Hussein on TV screens in an electric appliance store in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006.

Iraqi-Americans in Dearborn, Mich., celebrate in the streets late Friday night, Dec. 29, 2006, in Dearborn after hearing of Saddam Hussein's execution.

Hussain Al-Geswan of Detroit, raises a U.S. flag as he celebrates late Friday night, Dec. 29, 2006, in Dearborn, Mich., after hearing of Saddam Hussein's execution.

Bangladeshi activists of an Islamic group shout slogans as they protest the execution of Saddam Hussein, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006. The banner reads "Hang U.S President Bush."

Iraqi Reza Nasirzadeh, hands out sweets to people in a mosque in Tehran after the news of former Iraq's dictator Saddam Hussein's execution, in Iran, Saturday Dec. 30, 2006. Iran hailed the execution of Saddam, calling him "one of the most criminal dictators" in the world.

A member of the Liberal Democratic Party pays respect to Saddam Hussein as he stands beside his portrait during a protest against Saddam's execution outside the Iraqi Embassy in Moscow, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006.

Indian artist Swapan Kumar Das makes a portrait of Saddam Hussein on a road in Calcutta, India Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006.

Iraqis demonstrate to protest the execution of the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in his hometown of Tikrit, Iraq, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006.

A member of the Socialist Unity Center of India shouts anti-American slogans in front of the caricatures of U.S. President George Bush, right, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, during a protest against Saddam Hussein's execution in Bangalore, India, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006.

Iraqis celebrate after hearing news of the former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein being executed in Baghdad's Shiite slum of Sadr City, Iraq, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006.

Japanese passersby read copies of the extra edition issued by a Japan's leading daily newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun, with the headline reading "Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was executed", in Tokyo, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006.

U.S. Marine Alli Aeidan, 47, of Troy, Mich. celebrates in Dearborn, Mich., before the official announcement of Saddam Hussein's execution on Friday, Dec. 29, 2006. Dozens of Iraqi-Americans gathered late Friday at a Detroit-area mosque to celebrate reports that Saddam Hussein had been executed, cheering and crying as drivers honked horns in jubilation.

Ahmed Al Fatawi, 28, of Sterling Heights, Mich., left, celebrates with other Iraqi-Americans in Dearborn, Mich., at the news of Saddam Hussein's execution.