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Iraq's fallen ruler Saddam Hussein was cross-examined for the first time in his six-month-old trial yesterday, saying he approved death sentences against Shiites in the 1980s because he believed the evidence had proved they were involved in an assassination attempt against him.
Saddam, standing alone as the sole defendant in the Baghdad courtroom, dodged some questions from prosecutors over his role in a crackdown against Shiites in the 1980s, giving long speeches calling the court "illegitimate".See the full content of this document
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International: Saddam Takes the Stand
He accused the current Shiite-led Interior Ministry of killing and torturing thousands of ...
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