US rapped for prodding Saddam
2003-12-16 19:01
Vatican City - A top Vatican official criticised the United States on Tuesday for showing captured former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein being treated "like a cow."
"I personally felt pity to see this man destroyed, being treated like a cow as they checked his teeth," said Cardinal Renato Martino.
"We should have been spared these images."
The US military broadcast a video on Sunday showing a dishevelled and bearded Saddam being poked and prodded during medical checks after his capture near his hometown of Tikrit on Saturday.
- AFP