An Iraqi appeals court on Tuesday upheld Saddam Hussein’s death sentence for crimes against humanity and said he should hang within 30 days. Human rights groups condemned his trial as seriously flawed and called on the government not to carry out the sentence. The White House called the court’s decision a “milestone” in replacing tyranny with rule of law. Sunni Arab leaders reacted angrily to the ruling, saying it was politically motivated by Saddam’s former enemies now in power. “The appeal court has approved the death sentence. They (the government) have the right to choose the date starting from tomorrow up to 30 days. After 30 days it will be an obligation to implement the sentence,” Iraqi High Tribunal head Aref Abdul-Razzaq al-Shahin told a news conference.