Iraq president opposes Tariq Aziz’s death sentence

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BAGHDAD: Iraq’s president has declared that he will not sign off on the hanging of Tariq Aziz, joining the Vatican and others in objecting to the death sentence for a man who for years was the international face of Saddam Hussein’s regime.

President Jalal Talabani’s statement Wednesday sets up a showdown between those seeking maximum punishment for key figures of the ousted regime and groups calling for reconciliation after years of fierce sectarian conflict unleashed by the 2003 US-led invasion.

“I feel compassion for Tariq Aziz because he is a Christian, an Iraqi Christian,” Talabani, a Kurd, told France’s 24 TV. “In addition, he is an elderly man - aged over 70 - and this is why I will never sign this order.” However, Talabani’s opposition does not necessarily mean Aziz, 74, will escape the noose. Aziz was sentenced in October for his alleged role in a campaign of persecuting, killing and torturing members of Shiite opposition and religious parties that now dominate Iraq.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.as ... 2010_pg4_4

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lol before i even open the topic i knew it.
he is a christian, minority who has no followers nether sympathizers, so what killing him do for them? !! فش خلغ

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I don't know if Tariq Aziz was as a bad as the others who were in Sadam's regime but for some reason I really do not want them to hang him.

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in sadam's government every one works for him and this guy i believe wallahu a3lam was poorest one between them.
the amount of crimes they commited directly to ordinary people is mind boggling. i was reading a book written by sadam's doctor.
it's either grossly exaggerated or sadam and people around him (namely his sons) aren't human.

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When people think they are above the law and do not fear their Creator, they turn into animals.