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Explore the inner-workings of late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's landmark trial as documentary filmmakers at PBS offer a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes drama that unfolded as Iraqi and American lawyers struggled to ensure that justice was served from within the chaos of a true war zone. Trial footage, top secret cell phone videos, and interviews with trial participants (many of whom had never spoken publicly before) combine to reveal how sectarian rivalries, violence, vengeance, failing Iraqi leadership and poor planning by the United States came together to lay the groundwork for tragedy. As Iraqi leaders pushed to have Hussein tried and executed as quickly as possible, American attorneys were dispatched to advise the Iraqi court. But the powers that be were determined to have their way, and as a result the process was expedited and the dictator quickly hung. This is the story of the new Iraq, a place where the dark realities of a controversial war become a chilling reality.