NEWSER / PRESSER / PRESS CONFERENCE W/ BADI AREF IZZAT, LAWYER FOR FORMER IRAQI DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER TARIQ AZIZ ON NOT TESTIFYING IN COURT AGAINST SADDAM HUSSEIN / WANTING A TRIAL ON INDEPENDENT SOIL

TUBAS, WEST BANK, PALESTINE - NOV. 9, 2024: A Palestinian was killed on Saturday as the Israeli army bombed the northern West Bank city of Tubas with an anti-tank Energa shell. Adham Zaid Izzat al-Masri was killed by Israeli soldiers after they besieged his home early Saturday, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. The Israeli army stormed the town of Aqaba early in the morning, surrounded a house, and attacked it with an Energa shell, eyewitnesses told Anadolu. Additionally, two Palestinians were injured in the town due to the Israeli army’s incursion, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. At least 781 Palestinians have since been killed and over 6,300 injured by Israeli army fire in the occupied territory, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The escalation follows a landmark opinion in July by the International Court of Justice that declared Israel's decades-long occupation of Palestinian land “illegal” and demanded the evacuation of all existing settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. (Footage by Hisham K. K. Abu Shaqra /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

GAZA, PALESTINE - MARCH 12: In the Gaza Strip, where is under Israeli attacks for five months, bees are in danger of extinction due to the lack of flowers and trees, according to the beekeepers in the region. Beekeeper Izzat Abdul Kareem, who is a beekeeper and honey producer warned against extinction of bees in the region due to the relentless Israeli attacks. “We have comprehensive destruction in bees and hives, bees have suffered greatly in the Gaza Strip. We face many problems from this occupation,” said Abdul Kareem. Pointing out that the Israeli attacks and bombing destroyed trees and bees’ habitats, Abdul Kareem noted “If there is no tree that means there is no bees and honey.” He called on the international community for support to stop war and find efficient solutions. More than 31,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children, have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas incursion, which killed 1,200 people and took around 250 as hostages. The military onslaught has led to mass destruction, displacement, and shortages of necessities in the besieged territory, with children also dying of malnutrition and dehydration. Israel has also imposed a crippling blockade on the Palestinian enclave, leaving its population, particularly residents of northern Gaza, on the verge of starvation. (Footage by Salama Nabeel Eaid Younes /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

TAPE: EF02/0211 IN_TIME: 01:35:26 DURATION: 2:45 SOURCES: APTN RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: Beirut - 13 March 2002 SHOTLIST: 1. Iraqi Vice President Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri greeted by Lebanese officials 2. Iraqi Vice President Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri walking through building 3. Lebanese president Emile Lahoud 4. Lebanese president Emile Lahoud with Iraqi Vice President Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri 5. Iraqi Vice President Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri 6. Cutaway, delegates 7. Meeting 8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Iraqi Vice President Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri "I think America hates Arabic people, not Arabic regimes. America hates the Arabic geography and the Arabic history. Therefore, we don't trust America and we don't have any hope that America one day will be rational and will behave in a human manner towards the Arabic Ummah (nation)." 9. Cutaway, cameraman 10. SOUNDBITE:(Arabic) Iraqi Vice President Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri "The enemy (Israel ) is not a traditional enemy, it's a strategic enemy. Zionist Israel, and behind that America, are a strategic enemy to the Ummah. So whether Cheney visits the Arab countries or not, American opinion or position will come to the Arab countries and reach the Arabic leaders and peoples by whatever means. So we don't pay much attention to any visit by any American." 11. Cutaway, journalists 12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Iraqi Vice President Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri "We need peace in Kuwait, we need liberty in Kuwait and we wish Kuwait the peace, liberty, independence, security and everything that makes Kuwait secure, confident and able to be in tune with the progress of the Ummah." 13. Exterior Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's residence 14. Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri meeting Hariri 15. Hariri 16. Meeting STORYLINE: Iraqi Vice-President Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri on Wednesday said that the United States was an enemy and warned that any US attack on Iraq would be inhuman. His comments came after he met Lebanese President Emile Lahoud to discuss the latest developments in the region as well as Iraq's participation in an Arab summit scheduled to be held in Beirut at the end of March. The vice president, who will himself head the Iraqi delegation to Beirut, refused to give any importance to the visit of US Vice-President Dick Cheney to the region, a visit aimed at getting Arab support for an attack on Iraq. Lebanon is the third stop in Douri's tour that has, thus far, included Syria and Jordan. His next destination is Cairo.

Palestinian mourners attend the funeral of 24-year-old Saeed Izzat Jaber, a member of the Palestinian armed group Islamic Jihad, who was killed in a strike on the Nur Shams refugee camp, near the town of Tulkarm in northern West Bank (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

02:07:41:20 MS of Izzat Ibrahim addressing audience at press conference in Arabic (29:20) /

NAME: JOR AZIZ 170805Nxx TAPE: EF05/0734 IN_TIME: 10:07:45:04 DURATION: 00:02:21:12 SOURCES: APTN DATELINE: Amman - 17 Aug 2005 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST 1. Tariq Aziz lawyer, Badee' Aref Izzat, walking down corridor 2. Izzat looking at papers 3. Close up of a letter on Izzat's letterhead 4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Badee' Aref Izzat, lawyer for Tariq Aziz: "It seems that the Americans have observed the investigation methods, and it seems they are not satisfied. You will see very soon that the Americans have made many changes to the judicial process because the Iraqi courts were inconsistent and violating law." 5. Close up of Izzat's hands 6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Badee' Aref Izzat, lawyer for Tariq Aziz: "I expect that those arrested will be released and I can say that Tariq Aziz is going to be released because the charges against him will not stand in a court of law. Along with Tariq Aziz, many of the accused are going to be released too." 7. Close up of Izzat's hands 8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Badee' Aref Izzat, lawyer for Tariq Aziz: "(Tariq Aziz) has had many tempting offers to switch from being an accused to being a witness. He refused. He said "judge me as an accused person and what crimes did I commit?". He has two conditions (under which to be tried in the Iraqi court). The first is that he has asked to know the names of the court members (prosecution team and judges) for the trial. Those accused have the right to know who the court members are. He might have a personal or political enmity with a court member. For example, Tariq Aziz was exposed to a bombing in 1980 (an Iranian-backed assassination attempt). The Daawa Party (Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari's party) attacked him with a bomb. Now the prime minister is a part of the Daawa party. This makes the ruler and the executioner the same person." 9. Close up of Izzat's hands 10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Badee' Aref Izzat, lawyer for Tariq Aziz: "Tariq Aziz is suffering from heart disease, he has diabetes, haemophilia and when he talks too much his tongue becomes heavy. When I asked his wife about the situation with his tongue, she told me that an expert said that apparently when he talks for a long time, he suffers light sleeping condition. Therefore, I had to tell the Americans to take it easy on him and I noticed that they did respond to that request." 11. Izzat looking at papers STORYLINE Iraq's former Deputy Prime Minister, Tariq Aziz, said that he will not testify against the country's ousted leader Saddam Hussein in a criminal court, according to Aziz's lawyer. Speaking to APTN in Jordan on Wednesday a day after meeting Aziz, Badee' Aref Izzat said that his client, one of the most recognised members of Iraq's former regime, had been given the option of standing in court as a witness as opposed to one of the accused, but that Aziz refused the deal. He said the United States had observed the pre-trial process in Iraq and that he expected some changes to me made due to what he claims are current inconsistencies in court procedure. Aziz had requested the names of people participating in his trial to ensure those involved did not have a previous history with him, according to his lawyer. However, Izzat said he expected Aziz to be released from custody, along with other former members of Saddam's regime pending charges and trial. Aziz remains in US custody on charges for his role in Saddam's regime, although no specific charges have been made against him. So far, Saddam faces charges for his alleged role in the 1982 massacre of about 150 Shiite Muslims in the town of Dujail north of Baghdad in retaliation for an assassination attempt against him. Iraqi officials say Saddam faces execution if he is convicted of crimes allegedly committed by his regime during a series of trials expected to start later this year. The trial is expected to begin within two months according to a source close the the Iraqi Special Tribunal which was set up specifically to try Saddam.

00:00:00:00 VS of Izzat Ibrahim at press conference, addressing the room in Arabic regarding the recent referendum (28:13) /

09:59:58 GRAINY IRAQI TELEVISION CLIPS OF IRAQI LEADER SADDAM HUSSEIN MEETING WITH IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER TARIQ AZIZ, INFORMATION MINISTER LATIF NASIF JASIM, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER TAHA YASIN RAMADAM AND REVOLUTIONARY COMMAND COUNCIL DEPUTY CHAIRMAN IZZAT IBRAHIM IN BAGHDAD. 10:00:25 BLANK TO THE END. CI: PERSONALITIES: AZIZ, TARIQ. PERSONALITIES: HUSSEIN, SADDAM. PERSONALITIES: IBRAHIM, IZZAT. PERSONALITIES: JASIM, LATIF NASIF. PERSONALITIES: RAMADAM, TAHA YASIN. GOVERNMENT: IRAQ.

The Ketaeb Hezbollah paramilitary group handed over the body of a man suspected of being Saddam Hussein's long fugitive deputy Izzat Ibrahim al Duri to the Iraqi government Monday for further testing (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

MATERIAL FOR A STORY ON THE PERSIAN GULF CRISIS. 00:00:20:00 MCU OF A MAN ADDRESSING A MEETING OF MOSLEM IMMAMS. BEHIND THE MAN IS A PORTRAIT OF IRAQI LEADER SADDAM HUSSEIN. 00:13:13:00 MCU OF IZZAT IBRAHIM, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE REVOLUTIONARY COMMAND COUNCIL STANDING DURING THE PLAYING OF AN ANTHEM. 00:15:43:00 OFF AIR IRAQI NEWS BROADCAST. PHOTO OPPORTUNITY OF HUSSEIN MEETING WITH A FOREIGN DINITARY. CI: PERSONALITIES: HUSSEIN, SADDAM. PERSONALITIES: IBRAHIM, IZZAT.

C4N: IRAQ: POLITICS: SADDAM HUSSEIN WINS REFERENDUM; ITN Izzat Ibrahim (Iraqi Vice President) press conference SOT translated - Possible that someone who hasn't lived in great Iraq and experience our reality wouldn't believe such a result..but it is the true figure - You ask about opposition, we have no opposition in Iraq

01:00:00:00 CU on pictures of Saddam Hussein pinned to people's shirts as they march past the camera / Shot of men marching past the camera / Shot of Izzat Ibrahim saluting / ZO to people marching pas ...

01:27:32:13 VS of unid man speaking in Arabic from Audience (4:39) / 01:27:02:13 MS of Izzat Ibrahim in audience (0:15) / 01:23:17:04 VS of the audience listening to the speaker (3:30) / 01:19:46:27 M ...

NAME: IRQ AZIZ 210805N TAPE: EF05/0745 IN_TIME: 10:06:10:18 DURATION: 00:01:43:10 SOURCES: APTN DATELINE: Baghdad - 21 Aug 2005/ File RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST Amiriyah neighbourhood, Baghdad - August 21, 2005 1. Exterior of the house of Badia Aref Izzat, lawyer of former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz 2. Set up for Badia Aref Izzat, lawyer of former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Badia Aref Izzat, Lawyer for former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz "Yesterday, on August 20, his family, his wife, his two daughters, his sister and nephew visited him. Their visit lasted 30 minutes." FILE: date and location unknown 4. Various Tariq Aziz being questioned by judge Amiriyah neighbourhood, Baghdad - August 21, 2005 5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Badia Aref Izzat, Lawyer for former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz "Of course I don''t expect that he (Aziz) will stand trial. I don''t pay attention when it (the trial) starts. This is something that won''t concern me. There is not enough evidence to put Aziz on trial and that is the case not only with Aziz but others." 6. Cutaway 7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Badia Aref Izzat, Lawyer for former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz "I have recently noticed that US officials have intensified their visits to Tariq Aziz. They often visit him two or three times a week. I cannot say that such visits are done for interrogation but they are for the exchange of viewpoints." 8. Cutaway hands STORYLINE The lawyer for former Iraqi deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz on Sunday confirmed that his family had visited him in detention on Saturday. Badia Aref Izzat also reiterated that there was not enough evidence to put Aziz on trial. Izzat said that US officials had intensified their visits to Aziz, but could not confirm whether they were for the purposes of interrogation. Aziz''s family visited him in detention for the first time on Saturday and they too expressed confidence he had done nothing wrong during his years in the Iraqi leadership. His daughter said she, her sister, mother and aunt had been allowed to see Aziz for the first time in more than two years after he was arrested by US forces. She said the family had driven from Amman, capital of neighbouring Jordan, for the half-hour visit. She said her father, who was also a former foreign minister, asked about other members of the family and seemed anxious for news about what was going on elsewhere in Iraq. Aziz tried to comfort the family by telling them he is not afraid of standing trial. Aziz, a Christian in a Muslim-dominated ruling circle, has not been formally charged with any offence but is under investigation for his actions during Saddam Hussein''s regime.

POLICING HUMAN RIGHTS; ITN IRAQ: Baghdad: EXT AIR VIEW Fields round Baghdad CS Plane wheel touching down on runway Detention centre (where Saddam's captured allies are held) as seen through car window West of Baghdad: Secret detention centre seen through barbed wire Baghdad: INT Jon Snow speaking to Mrs Al-Faysal (wife of Sad abd al-Majid al-Faysal who is number 55 in the US forces pack of cards) CUTAWAY Cabinet STILL Sad abd al-Majid al-Faysal (Iraqi ambassador to Moscow & no 55 in the US forces pack of cards) CS Letters to Mrs Al-Faysal from Sad abd al-Majid al-Faysal SEQ Jon Snow speaking to son of Sad abd al-Majid al-Faysal & son of Sattar Muhammad al-Tikriti (Chief of Staff, Iraq Army & number 13 in US forces most wanted) (3 shots) Jon Snow up steps (2 shots) Jon Snow along corridor 2 shot Badie Arief Izzat (Lawyer for some jailed members of Saddam regime) interview SOT Abu Ghraib prison: BV Prisoners seen through bars of cell Empty cell Trap doors as they fall open (where people were hung during Saddam's regime) Corridor with open cell doors Baghdad Correctional Facility: BV Iraqis carrying paint cans down newly painted prison corridor New inmates sitting in row against wall (2 shots) Baghdad Police Academy: EXT Police trainees marching (4 shots = 8 secs) INT Trainee police officers learning arrest techniques (4 shots = 6 secs) BV Trainee prison staff in lecture EXT Jon Snow & Yorkshire police officer Douglas Brand (Chief Police Adviser for Iraq) along Douglas Brand (Chief Police Adviser for Iraq) interview SOT INT SEQ Douglas Brand touring police station cells to look at treatment of prisoners SOT (8 shots = 20 secs) EXT Iraqi police car parked on street (2 secs) INT Patrolling Baghdad suburb with police as gunfire heard SOT (3 shots = 18 secs)...