Tariq Aziz 'I want to testify'

Gulf Daily News

Former Iraqi deputy premier Tariq Aziz wants urgently to testify in the genocide trial of Saddam Hussein before the toppled dictator is executed. "Aziz has told me he has very important information that he wishes to explain to the world," lawyer Badih Aref Ezzat said yesterday. "This information will cause as much embarrassment inside the country as outside," he added. Saddam, due to be hanged within 30 days, said in a letter released yesterday that his execution should be seen as a sacrifice for the nation and called on Iraqis to unite and fight US forces in the country. His Baath Party threatened to retaliate if he is executed...

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