Three big stories came out of the Arab world on Monday, starting with the explosion of an Ethiopian airplane in the skies off Beirut, which led to the death of all 90 passengers, on to three deadly attacks in Baghdad, which killed 37 people, and finally, the execution of Ali Hassan al-Majid, the notorious cousin of Saddam Hussein.
The death of Majid - known as "Chemical Ali" - has caused a stir among ordinary Iraqis, who remember well how feared and brutal he was. Few will shed a tear for his passing, but many are
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