Saddam Hussein appeared in court today in Baghdad. An Iraqi tribunal headed by Salem Chalabi will try Hussein and 11 other top Baathist officials for crimes against humanity. Hussein rejected charges of war crimes and genocide against him in a court appearance today, telling a judge “this is all theater, the real criminal is Bush.” Saddam’s hands were cuffed when he was brought to the court but the shackles were removed for the arraignment, which lasted about 30 minutes. Salem Chalabi is the nephew of disgraced Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi. Salem is the law partner of the Israel Marc Zell who is a close associate with Douglas Feith one of the top backers of the Iraq invasion. Feith is the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy and headed the Pentagon’s Office of Special Plans.