Possibly nice timing having the verdict announced two days before the US midterm elections - but maybe not.
Baghdad airport is being closed, military leave is cancelled, various curfews announced in Baghdad and serveral provices - so looks like more killing and some celebration.
Saddam's legal team have already commented that they will be appealing the sentence - tho it has not been delivered yet
Bear in mind this is only the first of Saddam's trials - hell knows how many are planned.
Meanwhile the battle continues with over 80 bodies recovered in Baghdad alone and, who knows, but in excess of 50 elsewhere in the last 24 hours.
No doubts people in Iraq will voice their thoughts - either violently or otherwise. Meanwhile, again, no doubts, the US admin will try to spin this event any way they can to gain advantage in securing their asses at election time and try for the X'th time to justify "going to war".