Saddam verdict rejoices Iraq's Shiites, outraging Sunnis![]() Several Iraqi youths protest against the death sentence passed on former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 5, 2006. Iraq's High Tribunal gave Saddam the death sentence on Sunday, on charges related to the massacre of 148 Shi'ite men in Dujail after an assassination attempt against him in 1982. ![]() Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein yells at the court as he receives his verdict during his trial held under tight security in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone November 5, 2006. |
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