“I do not respond to this so-called court, with all due respect to its people, and I retain my constitutional right as the president of Iraq.”
–Saddam Hussein addressing the presiding judge
“The trial is a symbol that the rule of law is returning to Iraq. We hope this trial will help bring some closure for the Iraqi people to their country’s dark past.”
–Scott McClellan
White House spokesman
“He was the most wonderful and courageous father. … He’s a hero, and he will remain a hero. … For us, and for the people who love him … the great remains great.”
–Raghad Saddam Hussein
Saddam’s eldest daughter
“I am not a Saddam supporter, but I am against this trial because it came on American orders. … If Saddam was a murderer, what can we call the American acts?”
–Saed Souror
a Palestinian taxi driver in the Gaza Strip
