Published: Friday, June 1, 2007. 1  The Moon's increasing distance has to do with a physics concept called angular momentum, which is a body's resistance to a change in its rotation or orbit. If we look at the Earth-Moon system, we find two sources of angular momentum â Earth, which rotates once every 24 hours, and the Moon, which orbits the Earth every 27.3 days. The Moon's increasing distance has to do with a physics concept called angular momentum, which is a body's resistance to a change in its rotation or orbit.
Saddam is hanged at 6 a.m. on 30 December. His body is buried the next day at al-Awja, his home village. Comment: There is no doubt that Saddam Hussein was a ruthless killer and that his regime was dictatorial, murderous and repugnant. Up to 450,000 Iraqi and 730,000 Iranian combatants died during the Iran-Iraq War.
Who was Saddam Hussein? He was president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. He tortured and killed lots of his enemies and persecuted some ethnic groups. He also used chemical weapons and started wars against two other countries in the region - Kuwait and Iran. Many Iraqis wanted to see the end of Saddam Hussein's rule which is why there were scenes of joy when Saddam's statues were torn down during the war and when he was captured.