Staff / TruthdigJul 29, 2008
President Bush signed off Monday on the execution of Army Pvt. Ronald Gray, who has been on the U.S. military's death row since 1988 for rape and murder convictions. Gray's legal team is expected to appeal, and no date is set for his execution. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 5, 2007
The remaining days of Ali Hassan al-Majid, aka "Chemical Ali," are numbered. 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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