Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali," discusses the prosecution evidence during the 'Anfal' genocide trial in Baghdad in 2006. Iraq on Thursday delayed the execution for genocide of "Chemical Ali" as a separate trial heard horrific testimony of the alleged effects of his brutal 1991 crackdown on a Shiite uprising.(AFP/POOL/File/Nikola Solic)
Ali Hassan al-Majid, first cousin of executed president Saddam Hussein, also known as "Chemical Ali," listens to prosecution evidence during the "Anfal" genocide trial in Baghdad, January 2007. Saddam's notorious hatchet man Majid was accused of ordering villagers executed in batches of 25 at a time as he brutally crushed a Shiite rebellion in Iraq in 1991.(AFP/File/Darko Vojinovic)
Things could get started at the drop of a hat.
OMG. That’s a picture of Chemical Ali? I swear that guy dressed up as Saddam Hussein. I remember the video. People were all around him and I was like, “THAT’s NOT SADDAM! That’s an impostor...” This was back when Saddam was in hiding.
It was THAT guy!!