Tariq Aziz Acquitted in Mass Murder of Shiites

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Saddam Hussein henchman Tariq Aziz has been acquitted of mass murder in one of the cases pending against him.

BAGHDAD — 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 before the American invasion in 2003.

Mr. Aziz, who will turn 73 next month, remained in custody, facing charges in two other cases. Only hours after his acquittal, he appeared before another judge to defend himself against charges that he was involved in the massacre of Kurds in 1983.

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1 Tarkus289  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:17:57am

I hope they nail him on the other charges.

2 Hengineer  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:18:00am

That's interesting, be prepared for Kurd riots.

3 Ben Hur  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:18:03am

Crusader occupiers giving special treatment to the Christian.

4 Pullus Iulius  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:19:00am

I suspect he'll catch a noose on the next one.

5 bellamags  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:19:16am
“Here is another false allegation,” he said

O brother.

6 Lee Coller  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:19:19am

I thought all these trials were fixed.

/SARC

7 Hengineer  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:19:45am

re: #6 Lee Coller

I thought all these trials were fixed.

/SARC

What, Don King the judge?

8 MandyManners  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:20:15am

re: #2 Hengineer

That's interesting, be prepared for Kurd riots.

That trial is next.

9 Golem Akbar  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:20:29am

Obama is going to drop the ball [sports analogy: he will lose the war].

10 Tarkus289  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:20:39am

"The battery Aziz"

11 Hengineer  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:21:17am

re: #9 Golem Akbar

Obama is going to drop the ball [sports analogy: he will lose the war].

Its not like he's going to use any Tomahawks, Clinton fired 'em all.

12 midwestgak  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:22:07am

My name is Tariq Aziz

13 FurryOldGuyJeans  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:23:11am

re: #12 midwestgak

My name is Tariq Aziz

Server Error 500

14 Erik The Red  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:23:31am

re: #8 MandyManners

Hi 2M. I have been away for the last week how are you doing. I hope the Kid is well. Have he started his meds yet?

15 Erik The Red  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:24:18am

re: #14 Erik The Red

Hi 2M. I have been away for the last week how are you doing. I hope the Kid is well. Have he started his meds yet?

HAS

16 Wishing  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:24:19am

re: #12 midwestgak

Bad link?

17 kansas  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:24:47am

6,826.54
-236.39 (-3.35%)

30 more days and Obama can get it to nothing.

18 Neutral President  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:24:50am

re: #10 Tarkus289

"The battery Aziz"

Aziz Light?

19 outsidephilly  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:25:03am

re: #14 Erik The Red


Nice to 'see' you, Erik......, are you doing okay?

20 calvin coolidge  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:25:27am

Acquitted? How did a California jury get to Baghdad?

21 abaleh  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:25:44am

re: #18 ArchangelMichael

Aziz Light?

5th Element?

22 Tarkus289  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:25:50am

re: #18 ArchangelMichael

True Lies...

23 wiffersnapper  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:26:07am

CHANGE!

24 FloridaAnole  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:26:20am

Well, CNN must be rejoicing; remember back during Desert Shield/Desert Storm when Tariq Aziz was practically one of their regulars in the talking heads department?

25 Neutral President  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:27:29am

re: #22 Tarkus289

True Lies...

Oh... "Salim abu Aziz. They call him The Sandspider"
"Why?"
"Probably because it sounds scary"

26 Golem Akbar  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:27:30am

re: #17 kansas

6,826.54
-236.39 (-3.35%)

30 more days and Obama can get it to nothing.

Unless that was his plan, all along. Of course, that's until the wealthy are taxed into oblivion.

Socialism works well, until the wealthy run out of money.
27 Erik The Red  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:27:54am

re: #19 outsidephilly

Nice to 'see' you, Erik......, are you doing okay?

I am great thanks. The family got their green cards and visas approved. Should have them in the next week or two. Watch out USA here we come :)

28 Neutral President  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:28:00am

re: #21 abaleh

Yep. Aziz LIGHT!

29 FrogMarch  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:29:27am

Leftists always admired this guy. Leftists just love leaders who speak in the universal language of deception.

30 outsidephilly  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:29:54am

re: #27 Erik The Red

I am great thanks. The family got their green cards and visas approved. Should have them in the next week or two. Watch out USA here we come :)


Yes sir -- how about a yummy philly cheesesteak to go with that?

31 Tarkus289  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:31:08am

re: #25 ArchangelMichael

It was from the scene when they were videotaping the communique, and the battery in the camera was dying, the camera operator was sweating because he was afraid of Aziz, when the battery finally died, Aziz asked why he put the camera down, and his response was "the battery Aziz"

32 Occasional Reader  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:41:36am

re: #29 FrogMarch

Leftists always admired this guy. Leftists just love leaders who speak in the universal language of deception.

I personally heard lefties gush about how much more credible Aziz was than Bush.

33 Amer-I-Can  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 9:43:33am

There is more to this than meets the eye... hopefully he will get smoked on one of the other charges.

Is this a sigh of Iraq backpedaling now that "The One" (TM) is in charge? I hope not.

34 Opinionated  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 10:29:59am

I would point fingers but then I remember the verdicts of LA jurors.

35 uptight  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 11:11:17am

Q:When does Saddam have his dinner?
A:When Tariq Aziz

the old ones are the best

36 zelnaga  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:17:31pm

re: #6 Lee Coller

I thought all these trials were fixed.

/SARC


Saddam was found guilty - wasn't that one of "these trials", as well? Of course, Saddam's trial was probably more scrutinized than this trial, making fixing it a lot more difficult. Maybe this guy is just in the "sweet spot" - not important enough to receive a lot of scrutiny but important enough to have a fixed trial. Or maybe he isn't - maybe he really is innocent of this particular crime, whatever that means.

As high as he was in the Iraqi government, even if he didn't order the crime and even if he didn't have the power to directly stop it, it seems likely that he knew of it in advance and maybe could have leaked word of the attack. Of course, courts also don't issue "50% guilty verdicts" - it's all or nothing.

In short, I don't know what to conclude from this at all.

37 viskr  Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:18:45pm

I was wondering what happened to him, and when he'll get his new spokesman post at the White House or the DNC. He'd be perfect, denying reality is what BO needs.


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