The expressions on the faces of the former Baathiists belies fear, defiance, anger, and a certain expectation of impending judgment.
I wonder if they were thinking about their reversal of fortune, how they would have treated captured foes. Presumably some of the defendants would have participated in executions and made families pay for the bullets, etc. They never seriously thought Saddam would fall, esp. when we didn't finish him off during the first Gulf War. They thought the US was a paper tiger, so naturally, none defected or ran for their lives. Saddam would have murdered their families and friends. They were trapped in a hell of their own making. The world had better get used to a US President who says what he means and doesn't back down. Real politik and a hard-nosed American patriot in the WH. 'Let's roll'.