 Iraq's new President Jalal Talabani said he would refuse to sign Saddam Hussein's death warrant if the former dictator was convicted of war crimes. In an interview on Monday with the British Broadcasting Corp, Talabani said he opposed capital punishment on principle. "Personally, no, I won't sign," he said in an online BBC report of the interview. "But you know, the presidency of Iraq are three people. These three must decide. So I can be absent. I can go on holiday and let the two others (the vice-presidents) decide." |