
Ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein covers one of his eyes while listening to the prosecution during the Anfal genocide trial in Baghdad in this December 21, 2006 file photo. An Iraqi appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that Saddam should hang for crimes against humanity, Iraq's national security adviser told Reuters. [Reuters]

Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein gestures during his trial in Baghdad in this February 13, 2006 file photo. An Iraqi appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that Saddam should hang for crimes against humanity, Iraq's national security adviser told Reuters. [Reuters]

Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein attends the third day of his trial, for genocide against Kurds in the 1980s, in Baghdad in this file picture dated August 23, 2006. An Iraqi appeals court on December 26, 2006, upheld a ruling that Saddam should hang for crimes against humanity, Iraq's national security adviser told Reuters. [Reuters]

A handout photograph released by the Iraqi Special Tribunal on August 23, 2005, shows former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein being questioned by Chief Investigative Judge Ra'id Juhi, at an undisclosed location. An Iraqi appeals court on December 26, 2006, upheld a ruling that Saddam should hang for crimes against humanity, Iraq's national security adviser told Reuters. [Reuters]

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein fires shots into the air in this file photo taken December 31, 2000. An Iraqi appeals court on December 26, 2006, upheld a ruling that Saddam should hang for crimes against humanity, Iraq's national security adviser told Reuters. [Reuters]

Head of the Iraqi High Tribunal Aref Abdul-Razzaq al-Shahin listens to reporters' questions during a news conference at the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad December 26, 2006. An Iraqi appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that Saddam Hussein should hang for crimes against humanity and said the sentence should be carried out in the next 30 days. [Reuters]