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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= ‘Chemical Ali’ Death Sentence Confirmed The remaining days of Ali Hassan al-Majid, aka “Chemical Ali,” are <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6977842.stm" title="numbered">numbered</a>. More specifically, after an Iraqi court upheld his June sentence, al-Majid, who earned his nickname by playing a key role in the gassing deaths of some 100,000 Kurds in 1988, has 30 days or less to live. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20070904_chemical_ali_death_sentence_confirmed/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20070904_chemical_ali_death_sentence_confirmed/</a> Copyright © 2007 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= ‘Chemical Ali’ Death Sentence Confirmed The remaining days of Ali Hassan al-Majid, aka “Chemical Ali,” are <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6977842.stm" title="numbered">numbered</a>. More specifically, after an Iraqi court upheld his June sentence, al-Majid, who earned his nickname by playing a key role in the gassing deaths of some 100,000 Kurds in 1988, has 30 days or less to live. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20070904_chemical_ali_death_sentence_confirmed/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20070904_chemical_ali_death_sentence_confirmed/</a> Copyright © 2007 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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