 The Iraqi tribunal investigating members of Saddam Hussein's regime released a videotape Sunday showing testimony by the ousted dictator's cousin, nicknamed "Chemical Ali" for his alleged role in the 1988 chemical attack that killed at least 5,000 people in the Kurdish town of Halabja. Ali Hassan al-Majid and seven other former officials were shown testifying before an investigating judge and signing statements. The tribunal did not say when the tape was made, but one of the documents signed by al-Majid was dated June 16. It was the third such tape released by the panel this month. On June 15, the tribunal released a video showing the questioning of three former senior officials — including Saddam's half brother Sabawi Ibrahim. Saddam himself appeared on an earlier tape.
| I'm waiting for the trials to start. That'll be when the international circus arrives in town, complete with clowns and elephants and verbal acrobats. |
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