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Iraq: The Next Chapter; Saturn in Sight; Sudan in Crisis; Costs of War

Aired July 01, 2004 - 05:30   ET

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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Saddam Hussein and some of his henchmen head to court.
It is Thursday, July 1. This is DAYBREAK.

And good morning to you, welcome to the second half-hour of DAYBREAK. From the CNN Global Headquarters in Atlanta, I'm Carol Costello. Thank you for joining us this morning.

Let me bring you up to date right now.

Saddam Hussein gets his first chance since his capture to speak in public. Hussein and 11 lieutenants are arraigned soon -- will be arraigned soon, I should say, at a Baghdad court on war crimes charges.

Israeli forces stage an incursion in the Gaza town of Rafa today looking for tunnels used for smuggling weapons across the Egypt-Gaza border. Israeli forces also entered Jericho in the West Bank arresting 20 Palestinians.

In money news, Sony is taking on the hugely successful Apple iPod. Sony unveils its new Walkman today. It's a hard disk digital music player that can download music from the company's Connect Online Service. It goes on sale next month.

In culture, the Statue of Liberty is again ready to take on the huddled masses. The New York landmark reopens August 3. It's been closed since the September 11 attacks. Some new rules are in place, though. And if you go there, you will need a reservation.

In sports, Andy Roddick is in the semis at Wimbledon. His win sets up a possible final battle between Roddick and defending champ Roger Federer. One of Roddick's serves set a new record at 146 miles per hour -- Chad.

CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: That's faster than an Indy car in some spots.

Hey, do you know what day it is -- Carol?

COSTELLO: Thursday.

MYERS: Almost. You know what more important day it is?

COSTELLO: It's Canada Day. MYERS: It is Canada Day. It is Canada Day. So we're all happy for our neighbors to the north.

(WEATHER REPORT)

Carol, back to you.

COSTELLO: And happy Canada Day. Thank you, Chad.

Let's talk about Saddam Hussein now. We may be close to the start of his arraignment hearing. It will be Saddam's first public appearance as a prisoner. It is a huge day for Iraqi justice.

So let's go live to Baghdad now and Anderson Cooper for an update.

Hello -- Anderson.

ANDERSON COOPER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol. Good morning, Chad.

Yes, it's a very exciting day here I think for many Iraqis. Everyone wanting to see what does Saddam Hussein look like, what is he going to say. Sources tell us people who have seen him recently that he has lost up to 12 pounds, that he is clean shaven, but he does have a mustache. He is supposed to appear today in civilian clothes, walking under armed Iraqi guard, handcuffed, chained around his waist, handcuffed to those chains attached to his waist, for his appearance in court. Now the handcuffs, we are told, will be removed once he actually enters the courtroom.

He appears before the Iraqi Special Tribunal before the presiding judge, gets told the proceedings against him, what is going to happen over the next several months. He will be told his rights. The right to legal counsel, the right to have counsel appointed if he has not -- if he cannot afford it for some reason, although people say he has a lot of money squirreled away so he may be able to afford counsel. There are a number of lawyers who have come forward saying that they are the true lawyers for Saddam Hussein, one in France, one in Jordan. It remains to be seen, though, who actually will represent Saddam Hussein in court.

The actual court proceeding, the actual trial likely not to take place for several more months, maybe even the beginning of next year. There is a lot of paperwork to go through, a lot of evidence still to be gathered. But in general, Saddam Hussein today, as well as his 11 other henchmen, will hear some of the charges against him, genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity. Serious charges that here in Iraq could some day bring him the death penalty -- Carol.

COSTELLO: You know I'm projecting here, Anderson, but are many Iraqis aware of this hearing going on? Are they gathered around the courthouse or are they waiting in their homes next to their televisions? Is anything like that happening?

COOPER: Yes, most people are aware of it. Word got out yesterday. Now official custody, legal custody of Saddam Hussein was handed over yesterday, so a lot of the Iraqi papers today have news of the hearing that's going to take place.

A lot of the details are not known. And a lot of Iraqis, we have heard, are waiting by their TVs very anxious to see what happens, anxious to see what, if anything, Saddam Hussein himself says in court. This is a man who has terrorized this country for decades. Now to see him in chains brought forward before an Iraqi judge, it will be a remarkable event for many Iraqis here -- Carol.

COSTELLO: Certainly so. Anderson Cooper live in Baghdad for us this morning. Thank you.

A Jordanian attorney leading Saddam's defense team dismisses every aspect of the case against his client saying it's all illegal.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

MOHAMMED RASHDAN, SADDAM'S LAWYER: Out of that we see of Iraq and (ph) (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Iraq, this is illegal war. And the (UNINTELLIGIBLE) law everything over that it will be illegal. The court is illegal. The judge is illegal to point (ph), that judge is illegal. Everything will be illegal.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

COSTELLO: It's illegal he said. But Iraq's new interim government insists the process will be fair and the suspects will be afforded legal rights.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

MOWAFFAK AL-RUBAIE, IRAQ NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER: This is our thing. It's going to be the trial of the century and everybody is going to watch this trial. And we are going to demonstrate to the outside world that we in the new Iraq is going to be an example of what is a new Iraq is all about.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

COSTELLO: He says there is a long list of crimes against Saddam Hussein, including crimes against humanity, homicide and genocide.

Two other developments in Iraq now in our 'Situation Report.' Two deadly explosions in Baghdad this morning, the first blast killed two civilians and wounded three others, including an Iraqi official. And then less than an hour later, a roadside bomb killed three civilians. And that blast was apparently intended for an Iraqi police vehicle.

Washington has now upped the bounty on the head of Abu Musab al- Zarqawi. The State Department is now offering $25 million for information leading to his capture. That's the same amount offered for Osama bin Laden.

And a date is now set. In just six days more than 5,600 Army Reserve soldiers will be getting marching orders. The seldom-used troops of the Individual Ready Reserve will be deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.

As you know, Saddam Hussein goes before an international court of law. We will get some expert insight on that procedure from Frank Rubino, the criminal defense attorney who represented Manuel Noriega, among others. That's ahead on "AMERICAN MORNING" in the 8:00 a.m. Eastern hour.

Want to bring in our senior international editor David Clinch now to talk more about how we're covering Saddam Hussein's arraignment, so to speak, in Iraq this morning.

DAVID CLINCH, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL EDITOR: Yes. We're crossing our fingers. That's how we're covering it.

COSTELLO: Yes.

CLINCH: Well we have -- it's one of those cases of the best-laid plans. We have all of our plans in place for coverage of Saddam's arraignment today, and of course the 11 others who will be arraigned with him. But even as we are speaking, those plans are changing moment by moment.

A lot of people have a stake in the arrangements here. The Iraqi judge, the Iraqi government, the new interim government, the U.S. military and civilian officials in Baghdad have a stake, not only in terms of how the court proceedings will go, but of course the security arrangements, which of course play into the media coverage.

COSTELLO: But see, you think because of that it would be easy, because it would be a PR opportunity for all involved and it would be an easy photo op for us.

CLINCH: Well that is a very good point, and they certainly and obviously, with our willing participation, are encouraging coverage of this. But there are restrictions and embargoes and all of these things that we're having to deal with. They don't want hundreds of reporters in the courtroom. They don't want a swarm around the courtroom in a situation where security is obviously a high priority.

COSTELLO: So is there -- is there a pool person?

CLINCH: Absolutely.

COSTELLO: I know I'm asking you questions that you may not be able to answer, but there is a pool person inside?

CLINCH: Absolutely. We've created a pool with other networks and we'll be covering it in that form. And for the most part, everybody will have access to the same information and the same video. But there will be some interesting talking points during the day that will come up once we see the end result of what we get, how much will we be able to see? Will we be able to listen to Saddam Hussein? That's an interesting point. So we'll just wait and see. At the moment, those details are still being worked out. Of course after the fact, we'll then be able to go and look at what that means. Does it mean there was censorship? Does it mean that those controls somehow restricted our coverage? At the moment, we just don't know. And as I said, we're just sort of crossing our fingers.

COSTELLO: Are they -- are they in a real courtroom that has been in existence for a long time?

CLINCH: Well there's a limited amount I can tell you on that, but there is a courtroom has been created and it's a courtroom that has been used for other court proceedings already and it is being used for that purpose today. It is not specifically for Saddam Hussein, but it is a courtroom but that has only recently been created, so.

COSTELLO: I just wondered if there was a microphone perhaps for the judge and you know I'm projecting again as an American.

CLINCH: Right. Well again, not everything that I can tell you at this point, but yes, I mean there will be. But again, we don't know yet how much we'll be able to hear of what the judge or Saddam Hussein says. So it will be very interesting, not just of what happens, but what kind of coverage we are able to see and what that means in terms of our ability to report the story.

COSTELLO: Will there be any control of the images that will be released from this hearing?

CLINCH: Well, at the moment, all I can tell you is that they will be within the arrangements that we have made for the pool. But again, after the fact, we'll be able to sort of look back and say were there restrictions in any form and what do those restrictions mean. Obviously security is so important that we're playing our part there. So at the moment, hard to say, but we'll be able to look back and analyze that afterwards.

COSTELLO: Well hopefully we'll know sooner than later.

CLINCH: Yes.

COSTELLO: David Clinch, many thanks.

CLINCH: All right.

COSTELLO: A successful stroll through space for the only two men orbiting the Earth. It took nearly six hours for one American astronaut and one Russian cosmonaut to restore power to one of the gyroscopes on the International Space Station. It was a very risky walk because they had to use Russian-made spacesuits not designed for spacewalking where jagged edges could cause a tear.

NASA is actually two for two today. Along with their successful spacewalk, they completed a treacherous trek through Saturn's rings.

And now as CNN space correspondent Miles O'Brien reports, Cassini is ready for business. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

MILES O'BRIEN, CNN SPACE CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It was a 2.2 billion mile ringer. Nearly seven years after it left earth, Cassini, the largest, most elaborate, most expensive planetary probe ever, twice shot a gap in Saturn's rocky rings and ended up safe and sound orbiting the solar system's second largest planet. A rock the size of a marble could have taken the $3 billion craft out.

The celebration came after a tense 96-minute engine firing that slowed down the gangly six-ton spacecraft just enough to feel Saturn's pull.

CHARLES ELACHI, DIR., JET PROPULSION LAB: Probably this was the longest 90 minutes that I have ever spent. I never realized how long is 90 minutes until today.

O'BRIEN: As it stitched between the rings, the craft was programmed to aim its cameras right at them. The rings are made mostly of ice, possibly the remnants of a moon that came too close to Saturn and was ripped apart.

ROBERT MITCHELL, CASSINI PROJECT DIRECTOR: Now what will they look like? Well, we really don't know. I can imagine ranging all the way from quite spectacular images with a lot of features all the way to really nothing specific and maybe just kind of blurry and hazy.

O'BRIEN (on camera): Whatever they look like they will be the closest views ever of Saturn's rings. It was the dramatic start of what is slated to be a four-year tour of Saturn and some of its 31 known moons.

Miles O'Brien, CNN, Pasadena, California.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COSTELLO: We've got a lot more ahead on DAYBREAK.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

COLIN POWELL, SECRETARY OF STATE: We have a very difficult situation here. It's a humanitarian problem, a serious one.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

COSTELLO: Trying to end the reign of terror in the Sudan, but can the catastrophe be brought under control? We'll have a live report for you.

This is DAYBREAK for Thursday.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

COSTELLO: Your news, money, weather and sports. It is 5:44 Eastern. Here's what's all new this morning. In Iraq, Saddam Hussein gets his first chance since his capture to speak in public. Hussein and 11 lieutenants are being arraigned on war crimes charges in a Baghdad court.

In Iraq, a coalition soldier is dead this morning after a roadside bomb hit a convoy near Mosul. Two others were wounded. The nationalities of the troops have not been released yet, but we will keep you updated.

In money news, Kmart continues to fight its way back after bankruptcy. The share price went up after the company announced it will sell up to 54 stores to Sears Roebuck. Kmart sold 24 stores to Home Depot last month.

In culture, CBS is going to pay for Janet Jackson's Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction. Sources now say the FCC will recommend that 20 CBS stations are fined a total of $550,000 for showing that, well, you know. A final decision is due soon.

In sports, the New York Yankees are going for a sweep tonight in a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees have the lead in the American League after a four to two win last night at Yankee Stadium -- Chad.

MYERS: Good morning, Carol.

(WEATHER REPORT)

COSTELLO: Thank you, Chad.

Those are the latest headlines for you.

Secretary of State Colin Powell and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan join forces to shine a spotlight on the growing humanitarian crisis in the Sudan.

CNN's Jeff Koinange has more on the high-powered visit and how Sudanese leaders are dealing with what some are calling genocide.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

JEFF KOINANGE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): This is what the Sudanese government wants the world to see that all is well in refugee camps like this one in strife torn Darfur. The government denies what aid workers and analysts here are calling the world's worst humanitarian disaster in the making.

But just ask U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell. He arrived in Darfur to the cheers of thousands of starving Sudanese refugees displaced from their villages and desperate for a little sustenance, shelter and security.

POWELL: I come away from this trip with an understanding that we have a humanitarian catastrophe about to work (ph). But we really had is a security crisis. We have to fix the security situation in order for the humanitarian situation to resolve itself. KOINANGE: But the only visible security here was Powell's own team of heavily-armed bodyguards and a sprinkling of forces courtesy of the African Union. Hardly enough to take on the dreaded Janjaweed, a government-sponsored militia responsible for tens of thousands of deaths and the displacement of more than a million black Africans from their homes and villages.

Powell's presence was designed to demonstrate a high-level U.S. concern over the situation.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Here we have also a perfect example of coordination. Alsam (ph) is doing the latrine. IOC is running a clinic. ATF is running a feeding center. UNICEF is running the schools.

KOINANGE: And the secretary of state assured frightened aid workers that their efforts haven't gone unnoticed and that the world hasn't turned a blind eye on an ethnic cleansing bordering on genocide. Unlike 10 years ago in neighboring Rwanda where up to a million were slaughtered with no international intervention.

And even after Powell left the country, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was scheduled to visit refugee camps in Darfur and neighboring Chad, putting pressure on both governments to allow humanitarian relief into the areas that need it.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

And, Carol, both Powell and Annan agree that Sudan is at a crossroads and that the time to act is now to avoid an even worse catastrophe. Comforting words from two of the world's top diplomats, but how that translates on the ground has some here saying that it's time the West stopped talking the talk and started walking the walk -- Carol.

COSTELLO: Would U.N. peacekeepers help there, Jeff? Is there any chance that they will go?

KOINANGE: Well maybe not U.N. peacekeepers but African Union peacekeepers. This U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, when he leaves Sudan, he will go on to neighboring Addis Ababa in Ethiopia where the African Union is holding their annual summit. There he may request that the African Union send peacekeepers.

As you saw in the package, they do have a sprinkling of peacekeepers, but hardly enough to take care of this Janjaweed militia. He may request more troops there. And that way if the troops go in, they will be able to send a direct message to the Sudan government that if they can't take care of the situation on the ground, then the whole continent will have to gang up and take care of business on the ground on their own -- Carol.

COSTELLO: Jeff Koinange reporting live from the Sudan this morning. Thank you.

A controversial call to arms. In the next hour of DAYBREAK, why a new book taking aim at President Bush is raising eyebrows in Washington. Wait until you hear about this.

And an astounding new finding about the psychological perils of war. Stay tuned.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

COSTELLO: Welcome back to DAYBREAK.

'Heath Headlines' for you this morning.

Australian scientists believe they have made a discovery in mice that could help protect humans from bioterrorism attacks. They found that some mice produce a natural protein that makes them immune to mousepox. Mousepox is very similar to smallpox.

Researchers in Tanzania believe that daily doses of multivitamins could help slow the progress of AIDS in Africans. The study also found that vitamins could cut the risks of contracting AIDS by 50 percent. But they say the vitamin therapy probably wouldn't work in countries like the United States where nutritional deficiencies are less common.

A report by AARP shows that many prescription drug prices have risen at triple the rate of inflation. Don't need to tell you that, though. The report says the increase in prices may offset savings many people are expected to get from the new Medicare Discount Cards.

The true cost of going to war is not just equipping, training and deploying troops and material. The mental cost of war, now known as post traumatic stress disorder, is also a big factor.

Our senior medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on a disturbing new study.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): There is a cost of sending young men and women to war. Sometimes, they pay with their lives. But for many who do survive, there can be troubling emotional and mental changes.

FACTO: His squad and my squad were working together on the 29th of September when he went down. Yes, I was there on the day that (UNINTELLIGIBLE) got shot.

GUPTA: Sergeant Danny Facto is just 24 years old and has already learned a lesson.

FACTO: And you're just always intense. You're always super serious. And, you know, you lose your temper over little things and, you know, you're definitely different. You're not the same person that deployed.

GUPTA: Collectively, many doctors call this post-traumatic stress order or PTSD. It is common among those who see combat. About one in 10 will suffer from it. But what is not common is getting treatment. Danny is one of the few to do so.

COL. CHARLES HOGE, U.S. ARMY: Soldiers and Marines who have mental health concerns frequently don't seek treatment and the reason for that is because they perceive that they'll be stigmatized if they do.

GUPTA: Now Dr. Charles Hoge is the author of a new study in "The New England Journal of Medicine" that acknowledges the psychiatric cost of war and the changes in diagnosis and treatment.

HOGE: The military is a culture of individuals who are probably not likely to seek help for mental health concerns.

GUPTA: For the first time, military personnel are being examined for the physical and mental impact of combat while the fighting continues. And the Department of Defense is requiring that every soldier be briefed on mental health before, during, and after deployment. There are also an unprecedented number of treatment programs available. Still, programs alone can't be the answer.

STEVE ROBINSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL GULF WAR RESOURCE CENTER: You can't just say, I got 100 programs; therefore, I've done my job. And this study indicates that the sickest veterans who need the most help won't go to those studies, so what good are they?

GUPTA: The legitimate concerns about stigmatization and loss of career advancement remain. And it's a great price to pay, especially for career military offers.

Danny's father, a former Marine, agrees.

PARKER: Like a live grenade. They throw you out in civilian life. You always wonder yourself, even if they're not saying it to you, are they looking at me different if I was to go get counseling?

GUPTA: But even that is starting to change, slowly, but surely.

MAJ. PAUL MORRISSEY, CHIEF OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, FORT DRUM: Soldiers are concerned that coming to see us might harm their careers. I can say to them sincerely, honestly, that not coming to get some assistance will harm their careers.

GUPTA: In Danny's case, that positive attitude towards treatment displayed by his commanding officers, family and fellow troops helped him overcome any stigma and get into the group therapy he needed.

FACTO: When I go to group and I talk with guys that are just like me, it helps a lot because I can, you know, discuss with guys that have been in combat, guys that have been shot at, guys that have lost their friends in combat, you know, guys that have killed other people.

GUPTA: Danny says that therapy has made him a better father, soldier and husband.

FACTO: When I came back, I was me, but I was different because of my experiences. And mental health and, you know, therapy really helps to understand everything that I've been through.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COSTELLO: It's a moment the Iraqi people have been waiting for for a long time. Their former dictator finally has his day in court. We'll have a live report from Baghdad for you just ahead.

This is DAYBREAK.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

COSTELLO: Today a man used to being in charge and living in elegant palaces enters a courtroom in cuffs as a defendant.

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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Saddam Hussein and some of his henchmen head to court.
It is Thursday, July 1. This is DAYBREAK.

And good morning to you, welcome to the second half-hour of DAYBREAK. From the CNN Global Headquarters in Atlanta, I'm Carol Costello. Thank you for joining us this morning.

Let me bring you up to date right now.

Saddam Hussein gets his first chance since his capture to speak in public. Hussein and 11 lieutenants are arraigned soon -- will be arraigned soon, I should say, at a Baghdad court on war crimes charges.

Israeli forces stage an incursion in the Gaza town of Rafa today looking for tunnels used for smuggling weapons across the Egypt-Gaza border. Israeli forces also entered Jericho in the West Bank arresting 20 Palestinians.

In money news, Sony is taking on the hugely successful Apple iPod. Sony unveils its new Walkman today. It's a hard disk digital music player that can download music from the company's Connect Online Service. It goes on sale next month.

In culture, the Statue of Liberty is again ready to take on the huddled masses. The New York landmark reopens August 3. It's been closed since the September 11 attacks. Some new rules are in place, though. And if you go there, you will need a reservation.

In sports, Andy Roddick is in the semis at Wimbledon. His win sets up a possible final battle between Roddick and defending champ Roger Federer. One of Roddick's serves set a new record at 146 miles per hour -- Chad.

CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: That's faster than an Indy car in some spots.

Hey, do you know what day it is -- Carol?

COSTELLO: Thursday.

MYERS: Almost. You know what more important day it is?

COSTELLO: It's Canada Day. MYERS: It is Canada Day. It is Canada Day. So we're all happy for our neighbors to the north.

(WEATHER REPORT)

Carol, back to you.

COSTELLO: And happy Canada Day. Thank you, Chad.

Let's talk about Saddam Hussein now. We may be close to the start of his arraignment hearing. It will be Saddam's first public appearance as a prisoner. It is a huge day for Iraqi justice.

So let's go live to Baghdad now and Anderson Cooper for an update.

Hello -- Anderson.

ANDERSON COOPER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol. Good morning, Chad.

Yes, it's a very exciting day here I think for many Iraqis. Everyone wanting to see what does Saddam Hussein look like, what is he going to say. Sources tell us people who have seen him recently that he has lost up to 12 pounds, that he is clean shaven, but he does have a mustache. He is supposed to appear today in civilian clothes, walking under armed Iraqi guard, handcuffed, chained around his waist, handcuffed to those chains attached to his waist, for his appearance in court. Now the handcuffs, we are told, will be removed once he actually enters the courtroom.

He appears before the Iraqi Special Tribunal before the presiding judge, gets told the proceedings against him, what is going to happen over the next several months. He will be told his rights. The right to legal counsel, the right to have counsel appointed if he has not -- if he cannot afford it for some reason, although people say he has a lot of money squirreled away so he may be able to afford counsel. There are a number of lawyers who have come forward saying that they are the true lawyers for Saddam Hussein, one in France, one in Jordan. It remains to be seen, though, who actually will represent Saddam Hussein in court.

The actual court proceeding, the actual trial likely not to take place for several more months, maybe even the beginning of next year. There is a lot of paperwork to go through, a lot of evidence still to be gathered. But in general, Saddam Hussein today, as well as his 11 other henchmen, will hear some of the charges against him, genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity. Serious charges that here in Iraq could some day bring him the death penalty -- Carol.

COSTELLO: You know I'm projecting here, Anderson, but are many Iraqis aware of this hearing going on? Are they gathered around the courthouse or are they waiting in their homes next to their televisions? Is anything like that happening?

COOPER: Yes, most people are aware of it. Word got out yesterday. Now official custody, legal custody of Saddam Hussein was handed over yesterday, so a lot of the Iraqi papers today have news of the hearing that's going to take place.

A lot of the details are not known. And a lot of Iraqis, we have heard, are waiting by their TVs very anxious to see what happens, anxious to see what, if anything, Saddam Hussein himself says in court. This is a man who has terrorized this country for decades. Now to see him in chains brought forward before an Iraqi judge, it will be a remarkable event for many Iraqis here -- Carol.

COSTELLO: Certainly so. Anderson Cooper live in Baghdad for us this morning. Thank you.

A Jordanian attorney leading Saddam's defense team dismisses every aspect of the case against his client saying it's all illegal.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

MOHAMMED RASHDAN, SADDAM'S LAWYER: Out of that we see of Iraq and (ph) (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Iraq, this is illegal war. And the (UNINTELLIGIBLE) law everything over that it will be illegal. The court is illegal. The judge is illegal to point (ph), that judge is illegal. Everything will be illegal.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

COSTELLO: It's illegal he said. But Iraq's new interim government insists the process will be fair and the suspects will be afforded legal rights.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

MOWAFFAK AL-RUBAIE, IRAQ NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER: This is our thing. It's going to be the trial of the century and everybody is going to watch this trial. And we are going to demonstrate to the outside world that we in the new Iraq is going to be an example of what is a new Iraq is all about.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

COSTELLO: He says there is a long list of crimes against Saddam Hussein, including crimes against humanity, homicide and genocide.

Two other developments in Iraq now in our 'Situation Report.' Two deadly explosions in Baghdad this morning, the first blast killed two civilians and wounded three others, including an Iraqi official. And then less than an hour later, a roadside bomb killed three civilians. And that blast was apparently intended for an Iraqi police vehicle.

Washington has now upped the bounty on the head of Abu Musab al- Zarqawi. The State Department is now offering $25 million for information leading to his capture. That's the same amount offered for Osama bin Laden.

And a date is now set. In just six days more than 5,600 Army Reserve soldiers will be getting marching orders. The seldom-used troops of the Individual Ready Reserve will be deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.

As you know, Saddam Hussein goes before an international court of law. We will get some expert insight on that procedure from Frank Rubino, the criminal defense attorney who represented Manuel Noriega, among others. That's ahead on "AMERICAN MORNING" in the 8:00 a.m. Eastern hour.

Want to bring in our senior international editor David Clinch now to talk more about how we're covering Saddam Hussein's arraignment, so to speak, in Iraq this morning.

DAVID CLINCH, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL EDITOR: Yes. We're crossing our fingers. That's how we're covering it.

COSTELLO: Yes.

CLINCH: Well we have -- it's one of those cases of the best-laid plans. We have all of our plans in place for coverage of Saddam's arraignment today, and of course the 11 others who will be arraigned with him. But even as we are speaking, those plans are changing moment by moment.

A lot of people have a stake in the arrangements here. The Iraqi judge, the Iraqi government, the new interim government, the U.S. military and civilian officials in Baghdad have a stake, not only in terms of how the court proceedings will go, but of course the security arrangements, which of course play into the media coverage.

COSTELLO: But see, you think because of that it would be easy, because it would be a PR opportunity for all involved and it would be an easy photo op for us.

CLINCH: Well that is a very good point, and they certainly and obviously, with our willing participation, are encouraging coverage of this. But there are restrictions and embargoes and all of these things that we're having to deal with. They don't want hundreds of reporters in the courtroom. They don't want a swarm around the courtroom in a situation where security is obviously a high priority.

COSTELLO: So is there -- is there a pool person?

CLINCH: Absolutely.

COSTELLO: I know I'm asking you questions that you may not be able to answer, but there is a pool person inside?

CLINCH: Absolutely. We've created a pool with other networks and we'll be covering it in that form. And for the most part, everybody will have access to the same information and the same video. But there will be some interesting talking points during the day that will come up once we see the end result of what we get, how much will we be able to see? Will we be able to listen to Saddam Hussein? That's an interesting point. So we'll just wait and see. At the moment, those details are still being worked out. Of course after the fact, we'll then be able to go and look at what that means. Does it mean there was censorship? Does it mean that those controls somehow restricted our coverage? At the moment, we just don't know. And as I said, we're just sort of crossing our fingers.

COSTELLO: Are they -- are they in a real courtroom that has been in existence for a long time?

CLINCH: Well there's a limited amount I can tell you on that, but there is a courtroom has been created and it's a courtroom that has been used for other court proceedings already and it is being used for that purpose today. It is not specifically for Saddam Hussein, but it is a courtroom but that has only recently been created, so.

COSTELLO: I just wondered if there was a microphone perhaps for the judge and you know I'm projecting again as an American.

CLINCH: Right. Well again, not everything that I can tell you at this point, but yes, I mean there will be. But again, we don't know yet how much we'll be able to hear of what the judge or Saddam Hussein says. So it will be very interesting, not just of what happens, but what kind of coverage we are able to see and what that means in terms of our ability to report the story.

COSTELLO: Will there be any control of the images that will be released from this hearing?

CLINCH: Well, at the moment, all I can tell you is that they will be within the arrangements that we have made for the pool. But again, after the fact, we'll be able to sort of look back and say were there restrictions in any form and what do those restrictions mean. Obviously security is so important that we're playing our part there. So at the moment, hard to say, but we'll be able to look back and analyze that afterwards.

COSTELLO: Well hopefully we'll know sooner than later.

CLINCH: Yes.

COSTELLO: David Clinch, many thanks.

CLINCH: All right.

COSTELLO: A successful stroll through space for the only two men orbiting the Earth. It took nearly six hours for one American astronaut and one Russian cosmonaut to restore power to one of the gyroscopes on the International Space Station. It was a very risky walk because they had to use Russian-made spacesuits not designed for spacewalking where jagged edges could cause a tear.

NASA is actually two for two today. Along with their successful spacewalk, they completed a treacherous trek through Saturn's rings.

And now as CNN space correspondent Miles O'Brien reports, Cassini is ready for business. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

MILES O'BRIEN, CNN SPACE CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It was a 2.2 billion mile ringer. Nearly seven years after it left earth, Cassini, the largest, most elaborate, most expensive planetary probe ever, twice shot a gap in Saturn's rocky rings and ended up safe and sound orbiting the solar system's second largest planet. A rock the size of a marble could have taken the $3 billion craft out.

The celebration came after a tense 96-minute engine firing that slowed down the gangly six-ton spacecraft just enough to feel Saturn's pull.

CHARLES ELACHI, DIR., JET PROPULSION LAB: Probably this was the longest 90 minutes that I have ever spent. I never realized how long is 90 minutes until today.

O'BRIEN: As it stitched between the rings, the craft was programmed to aim its cameras right at them. The rings are made mostly of ice, possibly the remnants of a moon that came too close to Saturn and was ripped apart.

ROBERT MITCHELL, CASSINI PROJECT DIRECTOR: Now what will they look like? Well, we really don't know. I can imagine ranging all the way from quite spectacular images with a lot of features all the way to really nothing specific and maybe just kind of blurry and hazy.

O'BRIEN (on camera): Whatever they look like they will be the closest views ever of Saturn's rings. It was the dramatic start of what is slated to be a four-year tour of Saturn and some of its 31 known moons.

Miles O'Brien, CNN, Pasadena, California.

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COSTELLO: We've got a lot more ahead on DAYBREAK.

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COLIN POWELL, SECRETARY OF STATE: We have a very difficult situation here. It's a humanitarian problem, a serious one.

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COSTELLO: Trying to end the reign of terror in the Sudan, but can the catastrophe be brought under control? We'll have a live report for you.

This is DAYBREAK for Thursday.

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COSTELLO: Your news, money, weather and sports. It is 5:44 Eastern. Here's what's all new this morning. In Iraq, Saddam Hussein gets his first chance since his capture to speak in public. Hussein and 11 lieutenants are being arraigned on war crimes charges in a Baghdad court.

In Iraq, a coalition soldier is dead this morning after a roadside bomb hit a convoy near Mosul. Two others were wounded. The nationalities of the troops have not been released yet, but we will keep you updated.

In money news, Kmart continues to fight its way back after bankruptcy. The share price went up after the company announced it will sell up to 54 stores to Sears Roebuck. Kmart sold 24 stores to Home Depot last month.

In culture, CBS is going to pay for Janet Jackson's Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction. Sources now say the FCC will recommend that 20 CBS stations are fined a total of $550,000 for showing that, well, you know. A final decision is due soon.

In sports, the New York Yankees are going for a sweep tonight in a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees have the lead in the American League after a four to two win last night at Yankee Stadium -- Chad.

MYERS: Good morning, Carol.

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COSTELLO: Thank you, Chad.

Those are the latest headlines for you.

Secretary of State Colin Powell and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan join forces to shine a spotlight on the growing humanitarian crisis in the Sudan.

CNN's Jeff Koinange has more on the high-powered visit and how Sudanese leaders are dealing with what some are calling genocide.

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JEFF KOINANGE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): This is what the Sudanese government wants the world to see that all is well in refugee camps like this one in strife torn Darfur. The government denies what aid workers and analysts here are calling the world's worst humanitarian disaster in the making.

But just ask U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell. He arrived in Darfur to the cheers of thousands of starving Sudanese refugees displaced from their villages and desperate for a little sustenance, shelter and security.

POWELL: I come away from this trip with an understanding that we have a humanitarian catastrophe about to work (ph). But we really had is a security crisis. We have to fix the security situation in order for the humanitarian situation to resolve itself. KOINANGE: But the only visible security here was Powell's own team of heavily-armed bodyguards and a sprinkling of forces courtesy of the African Union. Hardly enough to take on the dreaded Janjaweed, a government-sponsored militia responsible for tens of thousands of deaths and the displacement of more than a million black Africans from their homes and villages.

Powell's presence was designed to demonstrate a high-level U.S. concern over the situation.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Here we have also a perfect example of coordination. Alsam (ph) is doing the latrine. IOC is running a clinic. ATF is running a feeding center. UNICEF is running the schools.

KOINANGE: And the secretary of state assured frightened aid workers that their efforts haven't gone unnoticed and that the world hasn't turned a blind eye on an ethnic cleansing bordering on genocide. Unlike 10 years ago in neighboring Rwanda where up to a million were slaughtered with no international intervention.

And even after Powell left the country, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was scheduled to visit refugee camps in Darfur and neighboring Chad, putting pressure on both governments to allow humanitarian relief into the areas that need it.

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And, Carol, both Powell and Annan agree that Sudan is at a crossroads and that the time to act is now to avoid an even worse catastrophe. Comforting words from two of the world's top diplomats, but how that translates on the ground has some here saying that it's time the West stopped talking the talk and started walking the walk -- Carol.

COSTELLO: Would U.N. peacekeepers help there, Jeff? Is there any chance that they will go?

KOINANGE: Well maybe not U.N. peacekeepers but African Union peacekeepers. This U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, when he leaves Sudan, he will go on to neighboring Addis Ababa in Ethiopia where the African Union is holding their annual summit. There he may request that the African Union send peacekeepers.

As you saw in the package, they do have a sprinkling of peacekeepers, but hardly enough to take care of this Janjaweed militia. He may request more troops there. And that way if the troops go in, they will be able to send a direct message to the Sudan government that if they can't take care of the situation on the ground, then the whole continent will have to gang up and take care of business on the ground on their own -- Carol.

COSTELLO: Jeff Koinange reporting live from the Sudan this morning. Thank you.

A controversial call to arms. In the next hour of DAYBREAK, why a new book taking aim at President Bush is raising eyebrows in Washington. Wait until you hear about this.

And an astounding new finding about the psychological perils of war. Stay tuned.

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COSTELLO: Welcome back to DAYBREAK.

'Heath Headlines' for you this morning.

Australian scientists believe they have made a discovery in mice that could help protect humans from bioterrorism attacks. They found that some mice produce a natural protein that makes them immune to mousepox. Mousepox is very similar to smallpox.

Researchers in Tanzania believe that daily doses of multivitamins could help slow the progress of AIDS in Africans. The study also found that vitamins could cut the risks of contracting AIDS by 50 percent. But they say the vitamin therapy probably wouldn't work in countries like the United States where nutritional deficiencies are less common.

A report by AARP shows that many prescription drug prices have risen at triple the rate of inflation. Don't need to tell you that, though. The report says the increase in prices may offset savings many people are expected to get from the new Medicare Discount Cards.

The true cost of going to war is not just equipping, training and deploying troops and material. The mental cost of war, now known as post traumatic stress disorder, is also a big factor.

Our senior medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on a disturbing new study.

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DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): There is a cost of sending young men and women to war. Sometimes, they pay with their lives. But for many who do survive, there can be troubling emotional and mental changes.

FACTO: His squad and my squad were working together on the 29th of September when he went down. Yes, I was there on the day that (UNINTELLIGIBLE) got shot.

GUPTA: Sergeant Danny Facto is just 24 years old and has already learned a lesson.

FACTO: And you're just always intense. You're always super serious. And, you know, you lose your temper over little things and, you know, you're definitely different. You're not the same person that deployed.

GUPTA: Collectively, many doctors call this post-traumatic stress order or PTSD. It is common among those who see combat. About one in 10 will suffer from it. But what is not common is getting treatment. Danny is one of the few to do so.

COL. CHARLES HOGE, U.S. ARMY: Soldiers and Marines who have mental health concerns frequently don't seek treatment and the reason for that is because they perceive that they'll be stigmatized if they do.

GUPTA: Now Dr. Charles Hoge is the author of a new study in "The New England Journal of Medicine" that acknowledges the psychiatric cost of war and the changes in diagnosis and treatment.

HOGE: The military is a culture of individuals who are probably not likely to seek help for mental health concerns.

GUPTA: For the first time, military personnel are being examined for the physical and mental impact of combat while the fighting continues. And the Department of Defense is requiring that every soldier be briefed on mental health before, during, and after deployment. There are also an unprecedented number of treatment programs available. Still, programs alone can't be the answer.

STEVE ROBINSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL GULF WAR RESOURCE CENTER: You can't just say, I got 100 programs; therefore, I've done my job. And this study indicates that the sickest veterans who need the most help won't go to those studies, so what good are they?

GUPTA: The legitimate concerns about stigmatization and loss of career advancement remain. And it's a great price to pay, especially for career military offers.

Danny's father, a former Marine, agrees.

PARKER: Like a live grenade. They throw you out in civilian life. You always wonder yourself, even if they're not saying it to you, are they looking at me different if I was to go get counseling?

GUPTA: But even that is starting to change, slowly, but surely.

MAJ. PAUL MORRISSEY, CHIEF OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, FORT DRUM: Soldiers are concerned that coming to see us might harm their careers. I can say to them sincerely, honestly, that not coming to get some assistance will harm their careers.

GUPTA: In Danny's case, that positive attitude towards treatment displayed by his commanding officers, family and fellow troops helped him overcome any stigma and get into the group therapy he needed.

FACTO: When I go to group and I talk with guys that are just like me, it helps a lot because I can, you know, discuss with guys that have been in combat, guys that have been shot at, guys that have lost their friends in combat, you know, guys that have killed other people.

GUPTA: Danny says that therapy has made him a better father, soldier and husband.

FACTO: When I came back, I was me, but I was different because of my experiences. And mental health and, you know, therapy really helps to understand everything that I've been through.

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COSTELLO: It's a moment the Iraqi people have been waiting for for a long time. Their former dictator finally has his day in court. We'll have a live report from Baghdad for you just ahead.

This is DAYBREAK.

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COSTELLO: Today a man used to being in charge and living in elegant palaces enters a courtroom in cuffs as a defendant.

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