Saddam goes wild in Court
Saddam Hussein was brought back to the courtroom by force as his trial resumed Monday, and prosecutors made their strongest efforts yet to tie him to executions carried out after an attempt to assassinate him in 1982.
The trial continued as a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a crowd of people waiting outside a bank in Baghdad, one of several attacks across Iraq that left at least 18 people dead and dozens wounded Monday.
As he entered the courtroom, Mr. Hussein, dressed in a dark jacket and Arab dishdasha rather than his usual suit, lashed out angrily at the judge for forcing him to return to the courtroom. Judge Raouf Abdel-Rahman ordered Mr. Hussein and his fellow defendants out two weeks ago for disruptive behavior, and two sessions have been held without Mr. Hussein since then.
Hussein also yelled "Long live Iraq" and "Long live the Iraqi people." The former Iraqi president cursed the judge and called him a criminal.
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