the former leader of iraq was rushed to hospital last sunday after refusing to eat for sixteen days . but according to news organizations , he has ended the hunger crisis by eating lunch at the court in baghdad . " saddam ate lamb and wheat and cola with bread which he brought from hospital , " a source notified cbs sports agencies . he was fasting with 3 co - defendants , and they were demanding more security for their two lawyers , three of who have been murdered .
Some Australians have fasted to protest.