Iraq OKs execution of 'Chemical Ali' (AP)

Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as 'Chemical Ali' for his alleged use of chemical weapons against Iraqi Kurds, listens to prosecution evidence during the Operation Anfal trial, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 8, 2007. Iraq's presidency endorsed the execution of Saddam Hussein's cousin known as 'Chemical Ali,' who was sentenced to death for his role in the 1980s scorched-earth campaign against Kurds, a government adviser said Friday Feb. 29, 2008.  (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, Pool)AP - The Saddam Hussein henchman known as “Chemical Ali” for gassing thousands of Kurdish civilians is due to hang within the month, following the endorsement of his death sentence Friday by Iraq’s presidential council. But even survivors were notably subdued about the news in a nation weary of violence and suffering.

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