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Tue 12 Dec 2008Iraq's 'Chemical Ali' gets second death sentence
An Iraqi court sentenced Saddam Hussein's cousin "Chemical Ali" to death today for crushing a Shia revolt after the 1991 Gulf War.
It was Ali Hassan al-Majeed's second death sentence after he was condemned to be hanged last year for his role in the killing of tens of thousands of Kurds.
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