The start of Saddam Hussein’s troubled trial was delayed on Wednesday for “procedural issues”, and a courtroom source said proceedings would kick off with a closed session. Saddam’s chief counsel, Khalil al-Dulaimi, said earlier the defense team would boycott all sessions until the new chief judge, Raouf Abdel Rahman, resigned. He said Abdel Rahman, a Kurd, was biased and the U.S.-sponsored court illegitimate. Full Story