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Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein speaks during the resumption of his trial in the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Monday June 5, 2006. The defense team in the trial of Saddam Hussein protested on Monday over the arrest of four of its witnesses, saying some of them were beaten by Iraqi guards. The chief judge said they were jailed on suspicion of perjury.  (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

Iraqi head judge Raouf Abdel Rahman speaks during the trial of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and seven others on charges of crimes against humanity at the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad June 5, 2006. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)