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Saddam Hussein is put on trial afresh, this time for genocide and crimes against humanity over the killing of more than 100,000 Kurds during "Operation Anfal" in 1988. He uses the "pompous outrage" defence, refusing to acknowledge the court, and maintains he is still rightful president of Iraq. Of course, he's knee-deep in the blood of his own people, but the cast of characters in his wardrobe is immensely entertaining and, no doubt, great for the networks back in the USA, deflecting attention from the horrors on the streets of Baghdad.

The Guardian; Tuesday 22/8/06

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