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More Good Noose from Iraq

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'Chemical Ali' execution OK'd in Iraq

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 56 minutes ago

BAGHDAD - Iraq's presidential council has endorsed the execution within a month of Saddam Hussein's cousin, known as "Chemical Ali," for his role in the 1980s scorched-earth campaign against Kurds, officials said Friday. But it spared the life of two other officials amid Sunni protests that they were only following orders.
The approval by Iraq's President Jalal Talabani and two vice presidents was the final step clearing the way for Ali Hassan al-Majid's execution by hanging. It could now be carried out at any time, a government adviser and a prosecutor said.

While we generally hate to see anything bad to happen to anyone, this is one of those exceptions to the rule. The whole report lives here.

Full post as published by West Neanderthal Drive on February 29, 2008 (boomark / email).