Saddam Hussein celebrates his birthday today

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is in a good health condition and his morale is high, according to the chairman of the defendant team for Saddam, Ziad al-Khasawenah on Wednesday after he had a meeting with one member of the team. He added from his center in Jordan that the former president celebrates today, Thursday, his 70th birth anniversary.

The Iraqi lawyer Khalil al-Duleimi met with his client Saddam Hussein for 6 hours in a detention center in Baghdad which was not disclosed. This, however, is considered the second meeting between Saddam Hussein and one of his lawyer since his detention in December, 2003.