There seems to be no stopping the trend towards instant, unfiltered media. The latest example come is the form of a clandestine video from Saddam Hussein’s execution that shows the deposed Iraqi leader’s corpse, with a gaping neck wound, after his hanging.

The video appeared to have been taken with a camera phone, like the graphic video of the hanging which showed guards taunting Saddam in the final moments of his life.

The footage pans up the shrouded body of the former leader from the feet. It apparently was taken shortly after Saddam was executed and placed on a gurney. He was hanged shortly before dawn on Dec. 30.

As the panning shot reaches the head region, the white shroud is pulled back and reveals Saddam’s head and neck.

Recent videos that showed Saddam Hussein’s execution and an egyptian female tortured are changing the way we receive news, stripping away the filters that mainstream media has had in place for years.

We’ve seen the future of television, and it’s not pretty - but it may be more honest and real. These videos highlight the power of one person with a video camera.
via cbs5.com