From NBC News (broadcast, no link yet), the Iraqi judge who handled Saddam Hussein's hearing last summer has been assassinated. The judge, his wife and three young sons have been living in a heavily guarded residence due to the danger facing the judge.

I hope and expect that, rather than engendering fear among the Iraqi judiciary and the populace in general, this act will stoke the fires of resentment and loathing of the insurgent terrorists. Time will tell.

I'll provide a link and any additional substantive information when I find it.

Update: MSNBC has the story.

Update II: As Angel points out in the comments, this was later determined to have been one of the members of Hussein's tribunal, not the judge presiding over any past or future hearings. I've just been too lazy busy to correct my post.