The French lawyer who defended Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie and guerrilla Carlos the Jackal has confirmed he will defend Saddam Hussein. Jacques Verge said Saddam's nephew had chosen him to represent the former Iraqi president. Mr Verges, who is also defending former Iraqi deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz, said he would lead Saddam's defence, supported by a dozen other French lawyers. In Baghdad, the US-appointed Iraqi Governing Council is setting up a war crimes tribunal to try Saddam on charges which may include genocide and crimes against humanity. Washington has said the 66-year-old Saddam, whose interrogation is being led...