[TexKat]

A U.S. Army soldier, who refered to himself only as Sgt. Garcia, watches a TV, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 1, 2004, showing the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein appearing at a court hearing. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Kuwaitis Redha Sardar, right, and Tareq Bu Hemit listen intently to reports that Saddam Hussein called Kuwaitis 'dogs' during his court appearence, while following the proceedings of Iraq ex president's trial at the Arab desk of KUNA (Kuwait News Agency) in Kuwait City on Thursday July 1, 2004. (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)

U.S. Army soldiers watch in Baghdad, Thursday, July 1, 2004, as former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein appears on TV at a courtroom hearing at Camp Victory, a former Saddam palace on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Iraqis watch in an electonics store as former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein appeared at a courtroom hearing at Camp Victory on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, July 1, 2004.(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

[Darnright]

>Kuwaitis Redha Sardar, right, and Tareq Bu Hemit listen intently to reports that Saddam Hussein called Kuwaitis 'dogs' during his court appearance,<

I bet the Kuwaitis are steamed. "Dog" is a real slur in the Middle East, as dogs are considered to be very unclean.

[TexKat]

Kurdish men watch the first appearance of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein at the beginning of his trial in Iraq, at a teashop in Arbil, northern Iraq, July, 2004. Downcast but defiant, Iraq's former dictator appeared before an Iraqi judge Thursday, questioning his authority and saying the 'real criminal' was U.S. President George W. Bush. REUTERS/Sasa Kralj

BARBER SHOP III

In this image cleared by the US military, Saddam Hussein appears in a courtroom at Camp Victory, a former Saddam palace on the outskirts of Baghdad, Thursday, July 1, 2004. (AP Photo/Pool)

Iraq's deposed dictator Saddam Hussein appears before an Iraqi tribunal in Baghdad, July 1, 2004. Hussein appeared before an Iraqi judge on Thursday, questioning his authority and saying the 'real criminal' was U.S. President George W. Bush. Saddam, taken to the U.S.-guarded courtroom in handcuffs and chains, was read seven charges that may lead to formal indictment for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. REUTERS/Handout