Saddam's chaotic trial set to resume Sunday - Yahoo! News

Saddam's chaotic trial set to resume Sunday - Yahoo! News: "The trial is due to resume after a five-day postponement that prompted Saddam's defense team to call for the proceedings to be abandoned. The court has been in turmoil since its chief judge resigned complaining of government interference.

Saddam and seven co-accused are on trial for crimes against humanity, charged with killing 148 men from the Shi'ite town of Dujail after a failed bid to assassinate him there in 1982.

Court officials blamed the postponement on the failure of some witnesses to turn up, saying they were still on the Muslim haj pilgrimage, although that had ended 10 days previously."