US, Israel want me dead: Saddam

"I was already sentenced to death three times and this will not be the first," said the deposed Iraqi dictator.

Deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein on Tuesday accused the Americans and Israelis of wanting him dead, during an angry tirade during his Baghdad trial.

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"The Americans and the Israelis want the execution of Saddam Hussein," he shouted from the dock, dressed in a simple white shirt and black suit with a white handkerchief pointing out of his breast pocket.

"I was already sentenced to death three times and this will not be the first," he added referring to the death penalty that he faces if found guilty over the massacre of nearly 150 Shi'ite villagers in 1982.

"Neither Saddam nor his companions are frightened of execution," he added, addressing a speech to the judge.