The funeral party was provided by members of 42 Commando, who were not in Afghanistan, and consisted of six coffin bearers and a 12-person salute-firing party.
So Hussein declared a "conspiracy" against the party and revolution, and on Aug. 8, 1979 brought together several hundred Baath Party officials to watch and help in the firing-squad execution of 15 top party leaders.
One 2009 study examined how workers reacted to several common methods of firing, such as having a third party such as a human resources manager or a security guard present during the firing, or mentioning the employee's positive attributes as he or she was being dismissed.