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  • LIFESAVING AIRLIFT FOR ALI [Warning: Graphic Images]

    04/15/2003 4:20:10 PM PDT · by jjm2111 · 76 replies · 323+ views
    The Mirror.co.uk ^ | Apr 15 2003 | Stephen Martin, James Hardy
    CRIPPLED Iraqi youngster Ali Ismaeel Abbas tonight left his Baghdad hospital for lifesaving surgery in Kuwait. The 12-year-old boy, who lost both arms and suffered 60 per cent burns to his body when his home was bombed, was airlifted out of Iraq. America gave the go-ahead yesterday after Tony Blair ordered all the stops pulled out in a bid to save Ali's life. The PM's pledge - made as the Daily Mirror Ali appeal fund topped £140,000 - followed a letter published in the Mirror from Ali's nurse Fatin Sharhah pleading with President Bush and Britain. Fatin explained how he...