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  • He escaped Chemical Ali

    04/12/2003 8:54:18 AM PDT · by knighthawk · 3 replies · 183+ views
    The Times of India ^ | April 12 2003 | AUNOHITA MOJUMDAR
    NEW DELHI: "In a war you cannot guarantee anything" says Delhi-based Syrian journalist Dr Waiel S H Awwad, who has been reporting for the Al Arabiya channel on the Iraq war. Dr Awwad should know. His quest for `the other side' of the story led to his capture by Iraqi forces until a fortuitous escape, hours before he was to be handed over to 'Chemical Ali.' Covering the war from Southern Iraq, there was only one option - to embed with the US troops. Awwad and his team of two Lebanese journalists were briefed about safety as well as given...