Iraq's Former Top Diplomat Tariq Aziz To be Executed In 2012

Tariq Aziz salutes the Iraqi national anthem during a 2001 event.

Iraqi Leader Under Saddam Hussein To Be Executed, Official In Baghdad Says -- CNN

Baghdad (CNN) -- Tariq Aziz, who served as Iraq's top diplomat under Saddam Hussein, will be executed next year, after U.S. forces have pulled out of the country, an adviser to Iraq's prime minister told CNN on Monday.

"It will definitely take place, and it will take place after the Americans leave Iraq," said the adviser, Saad Yousif al-Muttalibi, about Aziz, who served as foreign minister.

A lawyer for Aziz said he was surprised. "I did not expect the government would be that stupid, by doing this they will drag this country to the edge of the abyss," said Badi Arif in a telephone interview.

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Update: Iraq: Ex-Foreign Minister Aziz To Be Executed In 2012 -- Eurasia Review

My Comment: So much for reconciliation.