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Iraqi court resumes trial of Tariq Aziz

AP — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:35:45 +0000

Tariq Aziz, one of Saddam Hussein’s best-known lieutenants, accused the Shiite-led government of seeking revenge during a trial Tuesday over the executions of dozens of Baghdad merchants in 1992.Aziz told an Iraqi court, which resumed hearing...

Iraqi court resumes trial of Saddam lieutenant

AP — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:46:55 +0000

An Iraqi court has resumed hearing the case against Tariq Aziz and seven other former regime officials who face charges in the 1992 execution of dozens of merchants.Aziz, 72, is the former deputy prime minister and one of Saddam Hussein’s...

Will executing Saddam's allies help Iraq to reconcile?

Pankaj — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:28:40 +0000

# Former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz is due to go on trial over the deaths of a group of Baghdad merchants in 1992 and could be sentenced to death if found guilty. # Among his co-defendants are Saddam’s half brother Watban...

Former deputy PM Tariq Aziz faces trial

AP — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:37:08 +0000

He was the international face of Saddam Hussein’s regime _ defending Iraq and taunting the West from more than a decade. Now, Tariq Aziz awaits an Iraqi court as the latest member of the Saddam’s inner circle to face trial.Aziz, 72, the...

Iraq to begin fourth trial of Saddam-era officials next week

AP — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:20:53 +0000

The fourth trial of top figures from Saddam Hussein’s regime will begin next week when former deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz and six others face charges in the execution of dozens of merchants in 1992, an Iraqi judicial official said...