Saddam Echoes American Press

Saddam Hussein told his trial on Wednesday he was beaten in U.S. custody and, in an extraordinary outburst toward the end of the hearing, also said those who had tortured Iraqis should be punished for their crimes.

Did we really not expect this to happen? Can we make it any easier for this guy to poke fun at us? First we have American officials and Newsweek repeating false stories first heard in enemy propaganda, now we have a martyr on our hands who keeps up on the daily hyperventilations of the most craven elements in the American news landscape.
Next Saddam will be complaining about the budget deficit, our trade gap with China, and global warming.