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  • Initial Report of USMC Kill of General "Chemical Ali", Saddam's Cousin Near an-Nasireyeh

    03/31/2003 7:45:00 AM PST · by AmericanInTokyo · 65 replies · 352+ views
    al-Jazeera Russian language page (unconfirmed) ^ | 31 March 2003 | al Jazeera Russina language page (unconfirmed)
    10:35 a.m. Monday US Time UNCONFIRMED but initial report:According to the Russian language site of "al Jazeera" (www.aljazeera.ru), they claim just now that "Chemical Ali", the feared cousin of Saddam Hussein, was killed this morning in Ashtent (Shatra?) north of an-Nasiriyah. Here is the flash news dispatch, below. We would need a Freeper with good Russian skills to go to the original Russian at www.aljazeera.ru to check it. Also, it could be disinformation, saying he is killed in order to create confusion. But the twitch in my left foot tells me that the US Marines got this key Iraqi commander...