'Chemical Ali' executed, Iraqi government spokesman says

CNN ^ | January 254, 2010

[Second Amendment First]

Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majeed -- also known as Chemical Ali -- was executed Monday, an Iraqi government spokesman said.

He was hanged after having been convicted on 13 counts of killings and genocide, Ali al-Dabagh said.

[Bones Boy]

Bush’s fault.

[muawiyah]

13 counts of genocide ~ and to think there are people around, mostly Democrats, who don't believe Saddam's regime was engaged in crimes against humanity.

You just know Senators Durbin and Leahy will be so sad today.

[ChrisInAR]

Too bad he wasn’t forced to breathe the same chemicals that he used to kill the Iraqi Kurds....or was he?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Pix ?

[Lurker]

Gee I sure hope the Iraqis figured out that short drop method of hanging so that it was quick and painless.....not

[dfwgator]

“Down goes Ali!!! Down goes Ali!!!! Down goes Ali!!!”

[jdsteel]

But, but, there WERE no weapons of mass destruction, were there?!?!?! sarc/off

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Cue up the Allman Bros, “Tied to the Whipping Post.”

[Lancey Howard]

"Executed"? The death penalty??
The Euro-sissies and Canadians are simply appalled!
Look for all sorts of finger-wagging editorials in their newspapers. (But don't hold your breath.)

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Please Help Keep The Lights On At FR

[RVN Airplane Driver]

Old Ali lost his head today....Bush’s fault!

[Brad from Tennessee]

WIKIPEDIA:

[. . .With Kurdish resistance continuing, Ali Hassan decided to break the back of the rebellion by eradicating the civilian population of the Kurdish regions. His forces embarked on a systematic campaign of mass killings, property destruction and forced population transfer (called “Arabization”) in which thousands of Kurdish villages were razed and their inhabitants either killed or deported to the south of Iraq. A decree signed by him in June 1987 stated that “Within their jurisdiction, the armed forces must kill any human being or animal present in these areas.”[7] By 1988, some 4,000 villages had been destroyed, an estimated 180,000 Kurds had been killed and some 1.5 million had been deported.[6] He was nicknamed Chemical Ali (”Ali Kimyawi”) by the Kurds for his role in the campaign; according to Iraqi Kurdish sources, Ali Hassan openly boasted of this nickname.[8] Others dubbed him the “Butcher of Kurdistan”.[9]]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_Ali

[La Lydia]

Buh Bye. Somewhere, crowds of Kurds are dancing around their tents.

[Cicero]

Too bad they didn’t release a video, the way they did with Saddam Hussein (the other Hussein). The families of his victims at least deserve a chance to see the hanging.

[b4its2late]

[pissant]

Adios, dirtbag

[dfwgator]

Do I even need to say it?

[Cicero]

Here’s an article in the Daily Mail. I don’t know if it was separately posted here.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1245924/Saddam-Husseins-notorious-cousin-Chemical-Ali-executed.html

[dfwgator]

The video is even better when accompanied with Yakkety Sax ala The Benny Hill Show.

[dfwgator]

The video is even better when accompanied with Yakkety Sax ala The Benny Hill Show.

[ExcursionGuy84]

"He's Dead, Jim."

[RedMDer]

Dart board for the Kurds

[b4its2late]

Ahh, yes. Benny Hill lover here!

[cynwoody]

Drat. Can't find any video. No final speech rudely interrupted by the crash of the trapdoor and applause.

He was sentenced to death four times. It appears the long delay was due to the Kurds' desire for their case to be heard fully.

[animal172]

Shouldn’t he have been brought to the USA, given his Constitutional rights and tried in a civilian court? It just isn’t fair. /sar

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“Stand up Ali! Let ‘em see ya!”-—Gaffemaster B

[takbodan]

Better late than never.

[Bob Eimiller]

CNN.... The term is HANGED lady .... NOT HUNG. What a pathetic news organization.

[USS Alaska]

CNN.... The term is HANGED lady .... NOT HUNG.

He could have been hung before he was hanged.

[KingofZion]

Welcome to hell, Mr. Ali. Now if you’ll step this way towards the fire pit...

[Mr. Wright]

“Vengance is mine” sayeth the Lord.

[dfwgator]

CNN.... The term is HANGED lady .... NOT HUNG. What a pathetic news organization.

"They said you was hung."

"And they was right!"