Iraq's Talabani says will not sign Aziz death order

Iraq's high tribunal passed a death sentence on Aziz, once the international face of saddam goverment,, in October over the persecution of Islamic parties in Iraq during Saddam's rule

The Vatican and Russia both called on Iraq not to carry out the death sentence on humanitarian grounds, noting his age and health problems. The Vatican said mercy would help the war-torn country make progress toward reconciliation, peace and justice.The U.S. government did not join the appeals to spare Aziz's life. Analysts said that was partly because the United States itself carries out the death penalty and also possibly because it did not consider his hands to be entirely clean.