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Article: 'Chemical Ali' taped tortures, says Iraqi; Other leaders were forced to watch.(NATION)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- August 22, 2003
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Byline: Paul Martin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
LONDON - Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as "Chemical Ali," who was captured with his bodyguards in Iraq yesterday, videotaped torture sessions he had ordered as a means of enforcing loyalty to Saddam Hussein.
After taping tortures carried out by the secret police, al-Majid then forced Iraqi leaders to watch the videos, in carefully chosen groups.
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