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Iraqi court acquits Tariq Aziz

Source: International Herald Tribune

Baghdad : Iraq | 9 months ago

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Iraq's special criminal court on Monday acquitted Tariq Aziz, the man who once served as the urbane, cigar-smoking public face of Saddam Hussein's rule, delivering the most significant not guilty verdict in a series of prosecutions for crimes against humanity that occurred...

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News Source: International Herald Tribune | 9 months ago

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