Tariq Aziz, Saddam Hussein's trusted number two, may have only "weeks to live".
Aziz has a blood clot on the brain, a common cause of stroke.
His lawyer, Badia Aref, said:
"He cannot walk properly. His situation is very bad.
He is being given 13 pills a day for blood pressure, diabetes and other illnesses to prevent strokes. If you look at him you would say that he has only a few weeks to live."
He kept on repeating one thing, 'I want to see my family, I want to see my children'."
Aziz surrendered to US forces in April 2003 and is in jail. He has been quizzed by the tribunal trying Saddam for war crimes.
Prosecutors had hoped to persuade Aziz to testify against Saddam, in return for freedom for him and his family in Europe.
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