Mourners pray next to the grave today of the executed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in Ouja, 70 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq. A new video of Saddam's corpse, with a gaping neck wound, was posted on the Internet early this morning, the second leaked release of clandestine photos from the former leader's hanging and its aftermath. Many in the Arab world consider Saddam a hero.

CAIRO, Egypt — Another leaked video from Saddam Hussein's execution carried fresh adulation Monday of the fallen dictator, who in death has become a martyr and hero of Arab nationalism for some in the Middle East.

Saddam's stature has grown since his execution — when he answered insults and taunts with disdain — overshadowing the memories in much of the Arab world of the massacres and other atrocities committed by his regime.

The new video, showing Saddam's corpse with a gaping neck wound, was posted on the Internet early today. It was apparently shot with a camera phone minutes after he was hanged Dec. 30.

"A new film of the late immortal martyr, President Saddam Hussein," the Web site said in a headline over a link to the video.

The independent Egyptian newspaper Al-Karama splashed Saddam's photo over a full page Monday, with an Iraqi flag behind him, declaring him an "Arab martyr."

"He lived as hero, died as a man," another Egyptian opposition newspaper, Al-Osboa, proclaimed in a headline, showing a photo of Saddam at the gallows.

The praise has angered the governments of Iraq and Kuwait, which Saddam's soldiers invaded in 1990. On Monday, Kuwaiti lawmakers denounced Arab countries where Saddam has been lauded as a hero and demanded the government reconsider ties and financial aid to them.

Indignation over the execution in the Sunni Arab world has increased resentment of the United States and Iraq's Shiite-led government. It could fuel support for Iraq's Sunni insurgency and complicate U.S. efforts to enlist Arab nations in efforts to reconcile Iraq's warring Sunni and Shiite communities.

In large part, it was the unruly scene at the gallows that catapulted Saddam to hero's status. In video footage smuggled out of the execution room, Shiite executioners are heard shouting curses at Saddam — who stands erect, and smiles contemptuously. "Is this manly?" he retorts.

The latest video seems only to have aggravated the anger provoked by the earlier video.

Saddam's iconic execution has, it seems, come to symbolize dignified Arab resistance in the face of humiliation at the hands of a Shiite government.

The reaction was in contrast to the shock that followed Saddam's capture by U.S. troops in December 2003. At the time, Saddam was shown bearded and bedraggled in photos as he was pulled out of the hole where he was hiding by U.S. troops.

The images sparked debate across the Middle East. Many pointed out his weakness in the face of U.S. forces. Over the years that followed, Arab media dealt more frankly with the mass killings carried out by Saddam's regime.

Languishing in U.S. custody, Saddam faded into irrelevance, and coverage of his trial waned in Arab media.

But after the execution, even some Arabs critical of Saddam said he had achieved a heroic status, despite his record of crimes and atrocities.