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Saddam pleads innocent, gets into scuffle
(AP)
Updated: 2005-10-20 19:35
When Saddam appeared on television, his wife spat in disgust.
"I hope he is executed, and that anyone who suffered can take a piece of his
flesh," said Shanan, who was jailed during Saddam's rule, as was his wife,
Sabiha Hassan, and several of their sons.
But across the Tigris River in the mainly Sunni Arab
district of Azamiyah, some were embittered by the trial of Saddam, whose regime
was dominated by Sunni Arabs who have now lost their power. "Saddam is the
lesser of evils," said engineer Sahab Awad Maaruf, comparing Saddam to the
current Shiite-Kurdish led government. "He's the only legitimate leader for
Iraqis."
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