Hunger-strike Hussein in hospital

Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein has been taken to the hospital after suffering from the effects of a hunger strike, launched in protest of his ongoing trial, the chief prosecutor in his trial said.

U.S. military spokesman Lt. Col. Keir-Kevin Curry said the 69-year-old Hussein voluntarily received nutrition through a feeding tube, and continues to be monitored. He is continuing his hunger strike and his life is not in danger, Curry said.

After hearing the report, Hussein's defense attorney Mohamed Moneib questioned whether the hunger strike was to blame, saying Hussein was in "very, very good health" on Saturday during a three-hour meeting in Baghdad.

"He discussed a lot of issues with us, pitched ideas and even discussed the Israeli aggression on Lebanon," Moneib said. "There was no indication that he is ill or suffered of poor health."

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