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Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein
listens to a testimony during his trial inside the heavily fortified Green
Zone in Baghdad Nov. 7, 2006. Saddam was back in court on Tuesday for the
first time since he was sentenced to hang for crimes against humanity,
facing separate charges of genocide of the Kurds. (Xinhua/Reuters
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China: Saddam's fate should be decided by Iraqis
BEIJING, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- The fate
of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein should be decided by Iraqi people, said
Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu on Tuesday.
China hopes to see stability in Iraq and peaceful
life for the Iraqi people at an early date, Jiang said at a regular press
conference.
Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was sentenced
to death by hanging on Sunday after being found guilty of crimes against
humanity.
Iran urges Saddam's death sentence to
be carried out
TEHRAN, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Iran here
Tuesday described former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein as a criminal who deserved
to die, urging for the death sentence on him to be carried out.
"We want the correct, fair and legal verdict against this
criminal (Saddam)... could be enforced," Iran's government spokesman Gholam
Hossein Elham told a news conference.
Anger overwhelms joy in Iraq after
Saddam's death verdict
BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhuanet) -- Fierce clashes
broke out in some Sunni districts in Baghdad immediately after former Iraqi
President Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death, an Interior Ministry source and
witnesses said Monday.
Clashes erupted in Zaafaraniyah neighborhood in
southeastern Baghdad between insurgents and Iraqi security forces backed by U.S.
troops, wounding at least five people. Elsewhere, clashes in Fadhil district in
central Baghdad resulted in death of an Iraqi army officer, he added. >>
Verdict on Saddam arouses mixed global
reactions
BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The death sentence given to former
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on Sunday has aroused mixed reactions worldwide,
with many countries welcoming the end of the trial but opposing the use of death
penalty.
The United
States, which led the 2003 invasion of Iraq, hailed the verdict as "a major
achievement."
In a brief statement issued on
Sunday, U.S. President George W.Bush said, "It's a major achievement for Iraq's
young democracy and its constitutional government." >>
Bush hails Saddam Hussein's death sentence
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George
W. Bush hailed Sunday's verdict of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein as "a
milestone" for Iraq.
"The trial is a milestone in the Iraqi people's
efforts to replace the rule of a tyrant with the rule of law," Bush said in a
brief statement in Waco, Texas.
"It's a major achievement for Iraq's young democracy
and its constitutional government," Bush said. >>
UN rights chief urges moratorium on Saddam death
penalty
GENEVA, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- UN human rights chief Lousie
Arbour on Sunday called for Iraq to refrain from executing former President
Saddam Hussein and ensure that he receives a fair appeals process. >>
Talabani says Saddam's trial fair, but refuses
comment on his sentence
PARIS, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani,
who is now visiting France, refused to comment on the death sentence of his
predecessor Saddam Hussein, insisting the trial was "fair", according to reports
here on Sunday. >>
