Baghdad, IRAQ: Deposed Iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein gestures as he speaks during his trial held in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone 26 July 2006. Saddam was forced today to listen to a court-appointed lawyer defend his role in the deaths of 148 Shiite civilians, after he was brought to court against his will. He demanded that he be shot by firing squad rather than hanged if he is found guilty of the crimes. AFP PHOTO/POOL/JAMAL NASRALLAH (Photo credit should read JAMAL NASRALLAH/AFP/Getty Images)