Saddam also asked the court to execute him by firing squad instead of hanging him like a “common criminal” if he is convicted.
Saddam and seven former aides face charges of crimes against humanity relating to a crackdown on the Shiite town of Dujail following an assassination attempt on Saddam in 1982. If convicted they face the death penalty.
Saddam is on the 18th day of a hunger strike and was made to appear and hear a court-appointed defence lawyer make the final arguments on his behalf. His defence team is boycotting the hearings.
Saddam objected to being brought to the trial during his hunger strike, which started following his evening meal on July 7.
"Three days ago I was taken to hospital and today I was brought here forcibly from the hospital. I was fed intravenously and by a nasal drip," he said.
A US spokesman for detainee operations said Saddam "voluntarily received nutrition through a feeding tube," but would not specify whether the tube was in his nose or mouth.
"Remember that Saddam was a soldier and that therefore, if he is condemned to death, he should be shot and not hanged," Saddam declared, speaking of himself in the third person in the course of one of his numerous outbursts.
Judge Rauf Abdel Rahman replied that the Iraqi High Tribunal had not yet delivered its verdict.
The ousted president appeared in his trademark grey business suit and again called for Iraqis to resist occupying US forces.
"A thousand people like you don't even scare my little finger," roared
Saddam as he addressed the judge.
"I am not a terrorist trying to frighten you," countered judge Abdel Rahman.
Saddam's defence team is boycotting the trial because of security fears and the court has named a replacement lawyer to represent him.