An Iraqi court sentenced a shaken but defiant Saddam Hussein to hang on Sunday for crimes against humanity, sparking joy for Shi'ites he oppressed and resentment among his fellow Sunnis across Iraq's violent sectarian divide- Sat 12-30, 02:17PM Saddam Hussein reportedly executed
One:Chief judge Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa speaks with prosecutors during the trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein inside the heavily fortified Green Zone Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. Hussein and 6 other defendants are facing charges of crimes against humanity for their roles in the Anfal military operation from 1987-88 that prosecutors say killed thousands of Iraqis. Two:Lead prosecutor Munqith al-Faroon addresses the court during the continuing trial of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone. Hussein called on Iraqis to unite and "forgive" each other, but a suicide bomber later blew himself up in a cafe in Baghdad, killing 17 people and wounding 20 more. Three: Iraqi Judge Rauf Rashid Abdel Rahmen addresses former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein after sentencing him to death during his trial in Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone, during his trial held under tight security in Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone. A shaken but defiant Hussein was sentenced to death by hanging, as the dramatic end to his first trial drove another wedge between Iraq's already bitterly divided factions. Fourt: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein yells in court as he receives his verdict, as a bailiff attempts to silence him, during his trial held under tight security in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, November 5, 2006. Five: just a few of the many faces of Saddam Hussein and the 63 doubles that he had impersonating him before a man the austhorities call Saddam Hessein.
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Left: Supporters of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein chant anti-U.S. and Iraqi government slogans in Tikrit, 175 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, November 5, 2006. A visibly shaken Saddam Hussein was found guilty of crimes against humanity on Sunday and sentenced to hang by the U.S.-sponsored court that has been trying him in Baghdad for the past year.
Jordanian lawyers take part in a sit-in at the ministry of Justic to show their solidarity with former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in Amman November 7, 2006. Ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was back in court on Tuesday to face charges of genocide against ethnic Kurds, two days after being sentenced to hang for the killing and torture of Shi'ites.
Palestinians throw eggs Monday Nov. 6, 2006 at the building of the United Nations in Gaza City during a protest against the sentencing of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein Sunday. In the Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, masked gunmen from a previously unknown group calling itself Arafat's Army threatened reprisals against foreign citizens in the Palestinian territories if the death sentence against Saddam is carried out.
Supporters of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein set ablaze tires in reaction to the verdict against Saddam in Tikrit, 175 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad Baghdad, November 5, 2006. A visibly shaken Saddam Hussein was found guilty of crimes against humanity on Sunday and sentenced to hang by the U.S.-sponsored court that has been trying him in Baghdad for the past year.
A woman weeps in reaction to the verdict against former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, in Tikrit, 175 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, November 5, 2006. A visibly shaken Saddam Hussein was found guilty of crimes against humanity on Sunday and sentenced to hang by the U.S.-sponsored court that has been trying him in Baghdad for the past year.
REFILE - CORRECTING NAME OF CITY An activist holds a placard during a protest against former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's death sentence, in Kolkata November 7, 2006. Saddam, back in court two days after being sentenced to hang for crimes against humanity in a separate trial, urged Iraqis on Tuesday to seek reconciliation.
Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) activists wear the US flag as socks and stomp on a poster of US President George W. Bush at a demonstration near the American Consulate, protesting against the conviction of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in Chennai, India, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2006.
Palestinian boys hold up pictures of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein during a protest in support of Saddam, in Gaza November 6, 2006.
An activist of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) raises anti-U.S. slogans at a protest in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006, against the death sentence awarded to former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Palestinians throw eggs Monday Nov. 6, 2006 at the building of the United Nations in Gaza City as others hold pictures of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein during a protest against his sentencing Sunday. In the Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, masked gunmen from a previously unknown group calling itself Arafat's Army threatened reprisals against foreign citizens in the Palestinian territories if the sentence against Saddam is carried out.
Activists with the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) burn an effigy of U.S President Bush during a demonstration against the death sentence awarded to former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006. The placard reads 'Murderer George Bush, Don't hang Saddam Hussein.
Activists from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) hold placards and shout anti-U.S. slogans during a protest against former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's death sentence, in New Delhi November 7, 2006. Saddam, back in court two days after being sentenced to hang for crimes against humanity in a separate trial, urged Iraqis on Tuesday to seek reconciliation.
Members of the Socialist Unity Center of India burn effigies of U.S. President Bush and England's Prime Minister Tony Blair, during a protest against the conviction of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, near the American Consulate in Calcutta, India, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006. Activists of the Communist Party of India shout slogans against U.S. President Bush to protest the death sentence awarded to former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein during a protest rally near the American Center, in Calcutta, India, Monday, Nov. 6, 2006. Palestinian school girls, one holding a poster showing former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, during a march against the death penalty verdict in the West Bank town of Jenin Monday Nov. 6, 2006.( Pakistani supporters of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, burn a U.S. flag to condemn the sentence against him in Multan, Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 6, 2006. Saddam was convicted Sunday and sentenced to hang for crimes against humanity in the 1982 killings of 148 people in a single Shitte town. A Palestinian girl holds a poster depicting former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein during a rally in support of Saddam in the West Bank town of Jenin November 6, 2006. The words on the poster read, 'The national committee to support Iraq and the imprisoned Arab leader Saddam Hussein in Palestine, Jenin.'