Captured former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein speaks in Baghdad Sunday Dec. 14, 2003 in this image from television. Top U.S. administrator in Iraq L. Paul Bremer confirmed the capture of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in a dirt hole under a farmhouse near his hometown of Tikrit, eight months after the fall of Baghdad.
A U.S. soldier rushes to scene after a pick up truck exploded in central Baghdad Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003. Large explosions were heard in central Baghdad Sunday evening and flames and thick smoke were seen rising, just hours after U.S. officials announced the capture of Saddam Hussein. A policeman said there were no casualties.
U.S. soldiers inspect the spot where explosives went off as their convoy was passing by in Baghdad Friday, Dec 12 , 2003. Soldiers on the ground said nobody was hurt in the explosion.
Black Hawk helicopter patrols the area of Saddam Hussein 's hometown of Tikrit, north of Baghdad, Friday, Dec. 12, 2003.
U.S. soldiers inspect the spot where explosive went off as their convoy was passing by in Baghdad Friday, Dec 12 , 2003. Soldiers on the ground said nobody was hurt in the explosion.
A U.S. soldier, supervising limited distribution of gasoline, argues with an Iraqi driver demanding five more liters at a gas station in Baghdad, Friday Dec. 12, 2003. Iraq, which has the world's second largest oil reserves, imposed petrol rationing as it stepped up efforts to deal with a shortage of fuel.
An Iraqi woman holds identification cards belonging to her three sons she says are being held by U.S. troops during a demonstration calling for the release of relatives held by U.S forces in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Dec. 12, 2003.
A soldier of U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division (Task Force Ironhorse) secures the area and guards three detained members of a Fedayeen organization in the back of a Humvee, during a night raid in Saddam Hussein 's hometown of Tikrit, north of Baghdad, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003.
A U.S. soldier checks old Iraqi dinars portraying ousted leader Saddam Hussein after U.S. forces raided a house in Baghdad, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003.
A reconnaissance and light-attack helicopter fires a missile in a field in Saddam Hussein's home town of Tikrit, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003. Two helicopters provided air support to U.S. troops raiding two homes of suspected Fedayeen. Helicopters fired their missiles in an empty field as a show of force.
A U.S. soldier shouts orders as the U.S. military raids a house in Baghdad, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003.
U.S. soldiers ride on a the back of a Humvee during a raid in Baghdad, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003.
Iraqis inspect a car that was destroyed after explosives were planted beside the wall of "Lovers of Mustafa" mosque in Baghdad Tuesday, Dec 9, 2003. Three people were killed and two wounded in the blast.
Col. Michael Linnington, left, commander of the U.S. 3rd Brigade, reviews security at the entrance to a U.S. military barracks in Talafar, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003. A suicide bomber blew up a car packed with explosives at the gate of the military barracks in Talafar, early Tuesday, injuring 41 American troops and six Iraq civilians.
An Iraqi youth holds a poster during a demonstration in the streets of Baghdad against the killing of Sheik Abdel Razzaq al-Lami, Tuesday Dec. 9, 2003. More than 250 Iraqis protested the killing of the Shiite cleric, who they said was killed by a U.S. tank on Friday Dec. 5, 2003, while standing next to his car after it broke down.
An Iraqi woman with a child passes a U.S.-manned military checkpoint on the edge of Baghdad Monday, Dec. 8, 2003. U.S. troops were on a raid in the area, searching for weapons.
An unidentified U.S. soldier kneels next to his weapon at a temporary checkpoint on the edge of Baghdad on Monday, Dec. 8, 2003. U.S. troops were on a raid in the area in a search for weapons.
An Iraqi child plays with a toy gun during a demonstration in Baghdad, Monday Dec. 8, 2003. The purpose of the demonstration was to protest importation of military toys to Iraq and promote a healthy environment for children.
A soldier with the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division (Task Force Ironhorse), passes by a billboard of Saddam Hussein's former national guards in Tikrit, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 8, 2003.
The sunrise silhouettes a soldier of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division (Task Force Ironhorse) while he guards the military base in Tikrit, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 8, 2003.