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(Updates with comments on Saddam's trial, Iraq's unity) By Anna Mudeva SOFIA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Iraq's foreign minister said on Thursday Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, which inspectors have failed to find, were carefully hidden but Hoshiyar Zebari said he was confident they could be discovered. "I have every belief that some of these weapons could be found as we move forward," Zebari, an Iraqi Kurd, told a news conference in Sofia. "They have been hidden in certain areas. The system of hiding was very sophisticated." The United States and Britain cited Iraq's possession of chemical and biological...

How the story broke US soldiers returned from their mission with whoops of excitement and an occasional 'Hoo-ha!' ripping through the night air Lisa O'Carroll and Claire Cozens Monday December 15, 2003 First rumours that the US had taken a "High Value Target" emanated in certain well-connected circles on Saturday night, according to the Guardian's Michael Howard. "I got a call from my sources in Iraq on Saturday night that there had been a major capture but didn't realise it was Saddam. I had no idea who it was, " he said. Up in Tikrit there were reports that US...