THE TRIALS OF IRAQ.

RECONSTRUCTION in the Iraq War, 2003-2011; IRAQI politics & government, 1991-2003; HUSSEIN, Saddam, 1937-2006 -- Trials, litigation, etc.; INSURGENCY; ALLAWI, Ayad, 1945-; INTERNAL security

Discusses the current political situation in Iraq. Criminal charges against former president Saddam Hussein and his senior officials; Challenge for Iraq's new leadership to prove itself; Polls showing support for the interim government in Iraq; Challenges to the government, including a ruined economy, insufficient security forces, and a deadly insurgency; Focus on the new Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi.