Iraq's Governing Council formally establishes a war crimes tribunal to try former members of Saddam Hussein's government. The court is reportedly prepared to try Saddam in absentia if necessary. Abdel-Aziz al-Hakim, president of the interim government, says the tribunal will investigate crimes against humanity committed from 1968, when Saddam's Baath Party came to power, to 2003. Hear NPR's Julie McCarthy.
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