BAGHDAD: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has placed Iraq on a war footing, putting his son and three trusted lieutenants in charge of four military regions to defend against a United States-led invasion. The decree was issued late on Saturday, on the eve of a planned summit in the Azores at which US President George W. Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar will consider whether to continue diplomacy to disarm Iraq or opt for war. According to the Iraqi News Agency, Saddam's son, Qusai, was placed in charge of the regime's heartland Baghdad and...