It's a "fact" because it's reported in the LA Times? I'd say it's interesting...if true.

Having seen what the news channels are showing of the execution, I really didn't see "fear in his face." It was a surprise since people like Saddam are often total cowards at heart. I expected him to flail around, yell about injustice, piss his pants, etc. I wish he had. Instead, he seemed to accept it pretty stoically.

Now he's on his way to hell, and along the way he'll have to face the souls of all he had tortured and killed. Good riddance.