Saddam's weapons queen is captured

Coalition forces have captured one of Iraq’s top biological weapons scientists dubbed Chemical Sally.

Coalition forces have captured one of Iraq’s top biological weapons scientists dubbed Chemical Sally.

Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash, among the 55 most wanted members of Saddam Hussein’s fallen regime, was taken into custody on Sunday, a Pentagon official said. He had no other details about her detention.

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