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<p>American forces in Iraq have captured a former spymaster believed to know about Iraqi espionage in the United States. In Baghdad, U.S. officials warned the self-proclaimed "mayor" not to arm his followers and conferred Thursday with civic leaders on how to restore order.</p>

WASHINGTON -- The final hours of Gen. Ali Hassan al-Majid, the dreaded cousin of Saddam Hussein known as "Chemical Ali," began when he was spotted by a British special operations soldier heading into his villa in Basra. His fate was sealed when that nugget of intelligence sped its way to a windowless building at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.

<p>BASRA, Iraq (AP) - Ali Hassan al-Majid, dubbed ``Chemical Ali'' by opponents of the Iraqi regime for ordering a poison gas attack that killed thousands of Kurds, has been found dead, a British officer said Monday.</p> <p>Maj. Andrew Jackson of the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment told The Associated Press that his superiors had confirmed the death of the man who is also President Saddam Hussein's first cousin.</p> <p>Jackson said the body was found along with that of his bodyguard and the head of Iraqi intelligence services in Basra.</p>

The chemical weapons fiend leading Saddam Hussein's forces in southern Iraq may have been killed by an air and artillery strike, British commanders said yesterday.Saddam Hussein's cousin, Ali Hassan Al-Majid - dubbed "Chemical Ali" - was positively identified entering a building in Basra on Friday.And he was believed to be still inside when it was blitzed by precision air and artillery strikes soon after.Battle damage assessments were being examined together with intelligence reports in a bid to confirm the ruthless Saddam henchman is dead.A source at the British Army Field HQ said yesterday: "Our information is that a man was...

WASHINGTON - One of Saddam Hussein's most feared and hated hatchet men oversees the forces that are defending the southern front in Iraq. Ali Hassan al Majid, a cousin of the Iraqi leader, earned his nickname, "Chemical Ali," by overseeing the fatal gassing of thousands of Iraqi Kurds. He may be behind the suicide attack on a U.S. Army checkpoint that killed five people Saturday and the recent shooting of civilians who were trying to flee Basra. "He has been involved in some of Iraq's worst crimes, including genocide and crimes against humanity," Kenneth Roth, the head of New...

Powell cites report that Iraq plans chemical attack WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Monday the United States had heard reports that the Iraqi authorities planned to use chemical weapons against Iraqis in the south and blame it on the United States. "There are such reports. I have no doubt that he (Iraqi President Saddam Hussein) would do such a thing if he thought it served his interest," Powell told the Fox News network in an interview. "We are concerned about it. We will follow this matter carefully. We will also get everything...

Chemical arms use 'authorised' IRAQI commanders have been authorised to use chemical weapons against Shiite Muslims in the south of the country and blame the attacks on US forces, a senior American official has claimed. The State Department official said reports led Washington to believe Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein had given such authority to one of his top generals, Ali Hassan al-Majid, who is also known as Chemical Ali. He was blamed for the poison gas attack 15 years ago in the Kurdish town of Halabja. "We have reports that would indicate the Iraqis intend to or could use chemical...

Iraq has split into 4 regions, Baghdad controlled by son Qusay, bragging they have been preparing for war since 1991