BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A defiant Saddam Hussein branded American leaders liars at his trial on Thursday as one of the architects of his downfall, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, flew in to Baghdad for a surprise pre-Christmas visit.
Rumsfeld's visit to meet U.S. commanders and assess the situation on the ground came hours after a separate, unannounced trip by British Prime Minister Tony Blair to Iraq's southern port city of Basra.
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