Chemical Ali

Tariq Aziz, Saddam-era official, gets 15-year term

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 04.11.2009 | World


BAGHDAD — For years he was the urbane, cigar-smoking face of Saddam Hussein's regime, who argued his boss' case in the international corridors o...

"Chemical Ali" Sentenced To Death In Iraq

AP | SAMEER N. YACOUB | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics


BAGHDAD — Saddam Hussein's notorious cousin "Chemical Ali" Hassan al-Majid received a second death sentence Tuesday _ this time for crushing a S...

Iraq Approves Execution Of "Chemical Ali"

NY Times | Richard Oppel | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Iraqi leaders say they have found a way to execute Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as Chemical Ali and one of Saddam Hussein's most notorious henchmen. Mr...

Iraq PM Accuses US Of "Stalling" On Executions

BBC News | Jim Muir | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki has criticised US forces for failing to hand over for execution three former prominent figures in Saddam Hussein's regime. The ...