(ICN) - A new defense is being proposed in the Iraqi trial of Saddam Hussein. The former president's legal counsel is preparing to put forth a shattering defense: the man on trial is not Saddam Hussein, but one of the many doubles that Hussein used to protect himself from assassination attempts. "Our main contention is that the real Saddam Hussein was killed shortly after his widely reported capture and that the United States military, to protect itself from more charges of prisoner abuse scandals, has coerced this man, Anwar Assinam, to complete his roll as the former president of Iraq," stated Idan Hundent, legal counsel for the defense. "Further, we also will contend in open court that the DNA tests used to confirm the identity of the prisoner were obtained from the corpse of Hussein and not the man now in custody." There has been no response from the America military, citing the fact that "the people of Iraq are now in charge of their own country, their own courts and their own destiny."

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