Judge in Saddam trial orders proceedings closed

Saddam Hussein, called to testify in his trial for the first time Wednesday, insisted he was still Iraq's president and called on Iraqis to stop a bloody wave of sectarian violence, prompting a shouting match with the chief judge who told him to stop political speeches. After Saddam refused to stop his statement, chief judge Raouf Abdel-Rahman angrily closed the session to the public, ordering journalists out of the courtroom's viewing chamber. "You used to be a head of state. You are a defendant now," Abdel-Rahman barked at Saddam. Click here to read more