Uday & Qusay - Daddy Will Be Home Soon!

Saddam Hussein will soon be joining his evil sons in hell.

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Saddam Hussein's date with death could be just hours away. The former president of Iraq will be hanged by Saturday at the latest, an Iraqi judge said Friday night in Baghdad.

Saddam's chief lawyer said the U.S. had turned over custody of the mass murderer to Iraqi officials, one of the last steps necessary before the execution. An Iraqi parliamentarian, Methal Al Aloser, backed up the lawyer's claims. Al Aloser said not only had Saddam been handed over, but all papers and documents were finalized and the execution will be soon.

It's already Saturday in Iraq, so the big guy's date with the noose is drawing close.

UPDATE: Saddam to hang between 6:30 & 7:00 PM PST. Saddam will have company:

Also to be hanged at that time were Saddam's half-brother Barzan Ibrahim and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, the former chief justice of the Revolutionary Court, the adviser said.

The question now is whether Saddam's hanging will stoke the fires of the insurgency, or put them out.