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Saddam Hussein was back in a Baghdad courtroom for the first time since starting a hunger strike earlier in the month. His attorneys continued their boycott of the trial for safety concerns,…

The prosecutors presented their closing arguments in the trial of Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendents for crimes against humanity. They asked for the death penalty. Translation from Arabi…

A portion of the day’s trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants for crimes against humanity was shown. This was the last day of testimony, with the court hearing t…

The trial of Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity continued in Baghdad with testimony by defense witnesses, including Tariq Aziz, who served as deputy prime minister and foreign minist…

A portion of the day’s trial of Saddam Hussein was shown. Saddam Hussein was the only witness at his trial that day in a nearly 6-hour proceeding. Prosecutors cross-examined him for the firs…

Saddam Hussein testified in his defense. In his testimony he called on Iraqi’s to join together to defeat the U.S.-led occupation and stressed that he was still the president of the country.…

A portion of the day’s trial of Saddam Hussein was shown. The former Iraqi president said he was within his rights when he signed orders which led to the trial of Shiites accused of a failed…

The trial of Saddam Hussein and seven other Iraqi leaders for their parts in crimes involving the killing of 143 people in Dujail, a town 60 kilometers north of Baghdad, where in 1982 Saddam…

The trial of Saddam Hussein continued in Baghdad following a five-week recess. This portion of the trial included a videotaped testimony of the first witness, Wadah Ismael al-Sheik, a former…

In the first case brought to trial by the Iraq Special Tribunal, eight defendants were brought before the tribunal for their parts in crimes involving the killing of 143 people in Dujail, a …