Saddam trial hits turning point after dramatic evidence
The trial of Saddam Hussein has reached a turning point after this week’s dramatic hearings, with prosecutors seeking to build up documentary evidence in a bid to prove that the toppled Iraqi dictator took personal revenge on a village after escaping assassination there. The next hearing, on March 12, will likely involve “the presentation of additional evidence by the prosecution, possibly with expert witnesses,” according to US diplomats close to the Iraqi High Tribunal. Full Story