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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

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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

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Quotes by Saddam Hussein at His Hearing

By The Associated Press

Quotes by Saddam Hussein at his hearing Thursday:

ON BEING ASKED HIS NAME BY THE JUDGE:

"Saddam Hussein al-Majid, president of Iraq."

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ON THE HEARING:

"You know that this is all a theater by Bush, the criminal, to help him with his campaign."

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ON THE OCCUPATION OF KUWAIT:

"How could Saddam be tried over a Kuwait that said it will reduce Iraqi women to 10-dinar prostitutes? He defended Iraq's honor and revived its historical rights over those dogs."

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ON SIGNING COURT DOCUMENTS AT THE END OF THE HEARING:

"Please allow me not to sign until the lawyers are present. Anyhow when you take a procedure to bring me here again, present me all these papers with the presence of lawyers. Why would you have me behave in a manner that we might call it hasty later on?"

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ON WHETHER HE CAN AFFORD A LAWYER:

"According to the Americans, I have millions of dollars in Geneva, so I should be able to afford one."