Defence Case Begins As The Saddam Hussein Trial Continues

BAGHDAD - IRAQ, MAY 16 : Chief Prosecutor Jafar al-Musawi cross examines the witness during Saddam Hussein's trial held in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, on May 16, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. Hussein and seven other co-defendants are on trial for torture, illegal arrests and the killing of nearly 150 people from Dujail after a 1982 assassination attempt on Saddam in the town. According to court sources Saddam Hussein will not attend the trial on Tuesday. (Photo by Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images)