RENEE MONTAGNE, host: The trial of Saddam Hussein and his seven co-defendants has resumed in a      Baghdad courtroom.  There today the former Iraqi dictator accused the      Bush administration of lying when it denied he'd been tortured by his US      captors. Saddam said he has bruises on his body form beatings at the      hands of the Americans.  Saddam also mocked President Bush's claim that      Iraq had chemical weapons.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: Elsewhere in Iraq today, the British and Polish prime ministers made      surprise surprise visits to their troops.  Britain's Tony Blair flew into      the southern city of Basra to meet with British and American military      commanders.  He's assessing British troop levels and the security      situation in Iraq following last week's parliamentary elections.  Britain      maintains 8,000 troops in Iraq. The largest number after the US.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: And Poland's prime minister visited his country soldiers in central Iraq.      That trip comes as Poland is considering whether to withdraw its 1,400      troops as soon as next month.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: You're listening to MORNING EDITION from NPR News.
The trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein resumed Thursday. Saddam accused the Bush administration of lying when it denied torturing him. Also, the British and Polish prime ministers made surprise visits to their troops in Iraq.