Five judges have been chosen for the much-anticipated trial this month of toppled Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein over the massacre of Shiite villagers in 1982, a source close to the court said. "Five magistrates will try Saddam Hussein," the Iraqi Special Tribunal source said without identifying the judges. Saddam and seven of his former henchmen are due to go on trial on October 19 for killing 143 Shiites in the village of Dujail, north of Baghdad in 1982, following an attempt on his life. The eight face the death penalty if found guilty.