Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Saddam Hussein

 
Original - Saddam Hussein was a leading member of the revolutionary Ba'ath Party and president of Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War (1980-1988) and the first Persian Gulf War (1991). Saddam was deposed by the U.S. and its allies during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and captured by U.S. forces on December 13, 2003. Saddam was brought to trial under the Iraqi interim government set up by U.S.-led forces. On November 5, 2006, he was convicted of charges related to the executions of 148 Iraqi Shi'ites suspected of planning an assassination attempt against him, and was sentenced to death by hanging.
Reason
Good, large image of Saddam Hussein in an important part of his life. Indisputable EV.
Articles this image appears in
Saddam Hussein, Abu Nidal, Rumours of the death of Saddam Hussein, Human rights in Saddam Hussein's Iraq, Trial of Saddam Hussein, Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda link allegations timeline, Execution of Saddam Hussein
Creator
U.S. Military/Defense Department (Edited by jjron))

Promoted Image:Saddam Hussein at trial, July 2004-edit1.JPEG MER-C 08:11, 19 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]