German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives to make a statement about the execution of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein at the Chancellery in Berlin, December 30, 2006. Merkel said: "We respect the decision but it is known that the German government is opposed to capital punishment. But on a day like this my thoughts are mostly on the many innocent victims of Saddam Hussein." (Reuters)

（英语点津 Annabel 编辑）