'Chemical Ali' buried in hometown near Saddam Zeenews Ouja (Iraq): Dozens of Iraqis today gathered at the grave of "Chemical Ali", the notorious cousin and henchman of Saddam Hussein who was executed for gassing thousands of Kurds in 1988, a reporter said. | He was buried late yesterday in the town of Ouja near Tikrit beside six other graves, including...
'Chemical Ali' and Blair, the hero The Guardian | Ali Hassan al-Majid, the infamous general and henchman of Saddam Hussein, was executed yesterday for his genocidal onslaught on the Kurdish population of Halabja in 1988. | Many of the 5,000 Kurds killed that day died almost instantly as the cloud of poison gas settled upon them. Others suffered a...
Chemical Heritage Foundation Announces Spring Programs redOrbit Posted on: Friday, 5 March 2010, 07:00 CST | PHILADELPHIA, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) at 315 Chestnut Street in Old City kicks off the spring of 2010 with a host of new programs, including the First Friday opening ...
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Business news in brief | Dow Chemical sells Styron division; earnings reports Kansas City Star More News | Earnings reports | Some quarterly earnings released Tuesday: | Hovnanian Enterprises earned $236.2 million, $2.97 a share, compared with a loss of $178.4 million, $2.29 a share, a year ago. A hefty tax gain helped the homebuilder to its f...
Dow Chemical to sell Styron unit for $1.63 billion Kansas City Star More News | Dow Chemical is selling its Styron Division to private equity firm Bain Capital for $1.63 billion. | As part of the deal, Dow said Tuesday it has an option to receive up to 15 percent of the equity of Styron as part of the sale considerat...
Navy to build nuclear, biological and chemical simulator training facility soon DNA India | New Delhi: The Navy is setting up a nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) defence training facility to develop the skills of its personnel in fighting such deadly attacks during conventional war or by terror groups. | The Navy has issued a request...
Barack Obama orders new nuclear review amid growing feud The Guardian | President's hopes for reform create bitter tensions with National Security Council and Department of Defense | President Barack Obama sets out his policy on nuclear weapons durin...
UN to weigh lifting Saddam-era sanctions on Iraq Kansas City Star Karim Kadim Iraqi men walk past a campaign poster depicting Mariam al-Rayis, a candidate from the Shiite-led Iraqi National Coalition, center left, and former prime minister Ibrahi...
Doubts cloud closing of anthrax case Asia Times | By Peter J Brown | An investigation of the 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States, described by the Department of Justice as the largest investigation into a bioweapons attack...
'Peace President' Opts for More Nukes Khaleej Times Each new American president must by law review his nation's nuclear weapons and strategy. Accordingly, President Barack Obama will shortly issue a Nuclear Posture Review ' which is, in fact, a month overdue. Nobel Peace Laureate Obama must decide wha...
How to fight fair with your partner The Daily Telegraph Australia | IT'S a rare couple who never fight, but if you want your love to last, you need to learn to make your arguments constructive rather than destructive. | Clinical psychologist Dr Janet Hall, author of Fight-Free Families (Finch), says that fair ...
Nuclear Policy in a Changed World The New York Times | To the Editor: | "New Think and Old Weapons" (editorial, Feb. 28) suggests that "getting the nuclear posture review right is essential" for fulfilling the president's vision of a world without nuclear weapons and moving ahead with Senate ratificati...
In the loop but dodging the bullets The Times | Outside the Queen Elizabeth conference centre the barriers stand lonely and uncrowded. Day-Glo policemen armpit their chilly fingers, chat about Jammie Dodgers and phone cards. It's a dull, cold morning. The smudge of woolly photographers flash eac...
Pakistan arrests American-born al-Qaida China Daily | KARACHI, Pakistan: The American-born spokesman for al-Qaida has been arrested by Pakistani intelligence officers in the southern city of Karachi, two officers and a government official said Sunday as video emerged of him urging US Muslims to attack their own country. | The arrest of Adam Gadahn is a major victory in the US-led battle against al-Q...
