30 Facts About the Rise and Fall of Saddam Hussein, the Butcher of Baghdad

30 Facts About the Rise and Fall of Saddam Hussein, the Butcher of Baghdad

Trista - December 25, 2018

30 Facts About the Rise and Fall of Saddam Hussein, the Butcher of Baghdad
Saddam Hussein shortly after capture in 2003. Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain.

10. He Was Tried for Crimes Against Humanity

Saddam was physically placed in the custody of the United States government and its operations in Iraq, but he was legally handed over to the interim Iraqi government for trial. Amongst other heinous crimes, he had ordered the use of rape as a political tool.

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