Saddam's Hunger Strike over

I wrote a few days ago on Saddam's so-called hunger strike. What a joke. If he wasn't such a monster I'd almost feel sorry for him - he's isn't coping so well in his new roll as "prisoner".

When the hunger strike was announced, Saddam and co-defendents pledged " not to end the strike until international protection is provided to the defense team."
As far as I know from skimming news reports, no "international body-guard team" has been assembled for that purpose.

Why the media even bothers reporting his antics outside of the courtroom is beyond my understanding - unless it's simply to show the absurdity of his behavior. You can add "pathetic" to the long list of adjectives to describe this man.