Not just a loser in the court of world opinion, Saddam is now a loser in the U.S. courts as well:

Washington – Iraq, Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi Intelligence Service are liable for more than $959-million (about R7,3-billion) in damages to 17 Americans held as prisoners of war during the 1991 Gulf War and their close family members, a federal judge has ruled.

In a decision issued late on Monday, US District Judge Richard Roberts awarded the plaintiffs more than $653-million in compensatory damages for their injuries, pain, suffering and emotional distress, and $306-million in punitive damages.

The lawsuit was brought by 17 of the 21 American troops held captive by Iraq during the war and by 37 of their immediate family members.

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