SADDAM HEARS CHARGES AGAINST HIM
An image of Saddam Hussein can be seen on Arabia TV listening to the charges brought against him on July 1, 2004 in Tehran, Iran. Saddam rejected charges of war crimes and genocide that have been brought against him...(UPI Photo/Ali Khaligh)
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