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Dying witness testifies against Saddam

AFP, Baghdad
A key witness dying of cancer gave testimony Sunday to the Iraqi court handling murder and torture charges against ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
Arab League chief Amr Mussa, meanwhile, addressed the Kurdish regional parliament in northern Iraq as part of his efforts to organise a national reconciliation conference.
The Iraqi Special Tribunal which is trying Saddam feared that Waddah Khalil, a former senior intelligence officer in the fallen dictator's regime, could die before its next session.
Court officials "recorded the testimony of this individual," a source close to the court told AFP. "His words were recorded and written down on paper."
Khalil occupied a key post in Saddam's intelligence services at the time of the Dujail massacre. "He then left the service to pursue his trade as a lawyer," the source said.
The ill man is under arrest on separate charges described as "nonpolitical," the source said, giving no further details.
Saddam and seven co-defendants face charges related to the killing of 148 Shias from the village of Dujail following a failed attempt there on the Iraqi leader's life in July 1982.
The defendants have all claimed their innocence.
After the first day in court on October 19 the trial was adjourned until November 28, but a special session was held for Sunday's witness because of his ill health.
The trial was adjourned for 40 days in part because several witnesses and people affected by the massacre were not present at the court, the source said.
Saddam's Iraqi lawyer, Khalil al-Dulaimi asked for an adjournment in order to examine evidence collected against his clients.
Court officials also have to correct several technical problems that bedevilled the opening day, including faulty audio and video systems.
ting that 45 percent of Iraqi citizens support attacks and fewer than one percent think coalition involvement helps improve their country's security.
The nationwide survey was commissioned by the British defence ministry in August.