Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as 'Chemical Ali', executed in Iraq
Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known by his macabre nickname and as the King of Spades in the pack of cards of most wanted Iraqis issued by the US military in 2003, was ``executed by hanging until death'', Iraq government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said.
John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind behind the sniper attacks that left 10 dead, was executed Tuesday as relatives of the victims watched, reliving the killing spree that terrorized the Washington, DC, area for three weeks in October 2002.