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(21 Aug 2003) APTN File 1. "King of Spades" card showing Ali Hassan al-Majid 2. Close shot, photo of al-Majid on card ABC File - Date unknown 3. Al-Majid in uniform 4. Al-Majid shaking hands with Saddam Hussein POOL Basra, Baghdad - April 8, 2003 5. Various, wrecked building where al-Majid was reported to have been killed in an airstrike APTN Washington DC, USA - April 7, 2003 6. Donald Rumsfeld, US Defence Secretary, addressing briefing in Pentagon 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Donald Rumsfeld, US Defence Secretary "We believe that the reign of terror of Chemical Ali has come to an end. To Iraqis who have suffered at his hands, particularly in the last few weeks in the southern part of the country, he will never again terrorise you or your families." 8. Video of Ali Hassan al-Majid's house being bombed APTN Baghdad, Iraq, 21 August 2003 9. Mosque with traffic in foreground 10. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Abu Eiman, Alleged victim of Ali Hassan al-Majid (Chemical Ali): "This human being took people to the front line with the Iranians and slaughtered them, and he was in charge of the executions. I am a soldier born in 1948 and my feet and my hands are the witness to Chemical Ali's actions in Halabja, and he is responsible for the entire crime, and he is the father of the graves." 11. Shop exterior 12. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ali Kirkuki, Alleged victim of Ali Hassan al-Majid (Chemical Ali): "This is very good news, all Iraqis are happy. He is one of the symbols of the killers of the poor people. For 35 years, especially in 1991 which I witnessed, I still can't see or hear well from the incident in Halabja for which Ali Hassan al-Maji was responsible." 13. Poster showing US President George W Bush and former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein STORYLINE: US Central Command has confirmed that high-ranking Iraqi official Ali Hassan al-Majid, a cousin of Saddam Hussein, has been captured by US forces. Al-Majid is also known by the nickname "Chemical Ali" for his role in chemical weapons attacks that killed thousands of Kurds in northern Iraq in 1988. In April, military officials said al-Majid was killed in an airstrike on a house in southern Iraq, while US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said he believed "the reign of terror of Chemical Ali has come to an end". But General Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters in June that interrogations of Iraqi prisoners indicated that he might be still be alive. Al-Majid was number five on the US list of most-wanted Iraqis, designated as the "Ace of Spades" in their deck of cards. He has been linked to the bloody crackdown on Shi'ites in southern Iraq after their uprising following the 1991 Gulf War. He was governor of Kuwait during Iraq's seven-month occupation in 1990-1991 which led to the first Gulf War. Before the 1968 revolution, al-Majid was a simple warrant officer responsible for delivering messages by motorcycle, but under Saddam he rose to become defence minister from 1991-95, as well as a regional party leader. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...