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Video of Sammy's testimony released
 In Baghdad, the Iraqi court set up to try Saddam Hussein released a video that showed the deposed dictator answering questions. Judge Raed Al-Juhi, a member of the Iraqi Special Tribunal, questioned a bearded, seemingly weary Saddam about the 1982 killing of 143 residents of Dujail, a Shiite village northeast of Baghdad. Saddam, who has been in US custody since his capture in December 2003, is accused of ordering revenge murders after villagers allegedly tried to assassinate him. He is accused of a litany of other crimes against humanity and could face the death penalty if convicted. Four Saddam lieutenants, including his cousin Muzahim Al-Tikriti, faced questions from an investigating judge about the "Anfal" (spoils) offensive against Kurds, including an attack on the village of Halabja, and the 1991 repression of Shiites in southern Iraq, according to separate footage obtained by AFP.
Posted by: Fred 2005-06-15 |
