Hussein Trial Delayed
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The trial of Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants was adjourned Wednesday until Dec. 21 after a truncated session that the ousted president refused to attend.
After two prosecution witnesses described beatings and torture by the regime, Chief Judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin adjourned the proceedings and said the court would reconvene Dec. 21, six days after national elections.
In the meantime, Saddam will just have to suffer the terrorism of infrequent showers, incomplete wardrobes, and nicotine withdrawal.
