Saddam Hussein's Capture: One Year Later

PostItNews.com ^ | Dec. 13, 2004 | By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2004—One year after U.S. forces found him hiding in a “spider hole” near his hometown of Tikrit, former dictator Saddam Hussein remains imprisoned at an undisclosed location awaiting his trial on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Saddam is in the physical custody of Multinational Forces Iraq officials, although the Iraqi interim government maintains legal custody, according to Air Force Maj. Michael Shavers, a DoD spokesman.

The former dictator faced an Iraqi investigative judge July 1, and will be tried according to Iraqi law, Shavers said. A panel of Iraqi judges is set to...Continued
 

[Prime Choice]

Wow...what a nostalgia trip this is.

[weegee]

And how many years has Sgt. Akbar been in captivity? When do his victims get any justice?

[Critical Bill]

I wonder what's next?

[Critical Bill]