Perspective : Justice or Revenge ; As Saddam's Trial Opens, Alun Thorne Finds the Arab World Still Divided Over the Dictator's Legacy

Birmingham Post › October 20, 2005

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Across the Arab world, some watched intently as Saddam Hussein went on trial yesterday for crimes against Iraqis.

Others though seemed not to care - a sign the former Iraqi leader still divides the region two years after his fall.

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Perspective : Justice or Revenge ; As Saddam's Trial Opens, Alun Thorne Finds the Arab World Still Divided Over the Dictator's Legacy

The region's satellite television networks, Al-Jazeera and Al- Arabiya, carried non-stop coverage as the trial began and in the hours before. Pan-Arab dailies like al-Hayat also splashed the opening day on...

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