Iraqi values.

The western media is in a frenzy over the events surrounding the execution of Saddam Hussein. It seems that he was taunted while on the gallows and some witnesses used mobile cameras to record his death and these images were posted on the internet.
So what ? Saddam was handed over from American custody to the Iraqi government prior to his execution. As an Iraqi citizen Saddam was executed by an Iraqi government for crimes committed against the Iraqi people. How that execution was carried out is an Iraqi matter.
We in the west are committed to spreading democracy to less enlightened countries of the world - but what do we mean by that word " democracy ". To most, that means allowing the citizens of that country to pick the type of government they desire, but it certainly doesnt mean imposing our customs and values on those people.
This is critically important in the middle-east. We in the west embrance the notion of one man and one wife. In Islamic society more than one wife is the custom and those women certainly do not enjoy equality with their husbands. It would be nice if they embraced our values in this respect - but are we pushing democracy too far if we try and ram such ideas down their throats ?
Perhaps it is time to do a little navel gazing and adjust our ambitions for what democracy means to others. And the first step on that road involves the type of justice the Iraqi nation handed out to it's hated desport. That step is - tolerance !