Saddam Hussein appears in a courtroom at Camp
Victory, a former Saddam palace on the outskirts of Baghdad, Thursday,
July 1, 2004. Downcast but defiant,
Saddam questioned the judge's authority and saying the
"real criminal" was U.S. President Bush. Saddam, who arrived at the
courthouse in handcuffs and chains, was read seven charges under a
preliminary arrest warrant and told his rights, pool reporters granted
access to the heavily guarded proceedings said. [AP
Photo]
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