The Individual Vs. The State, An Unusual Case

[NuurAbSaal]

we were fine with his WMD.

Really? Sigh.

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Tarabulus

Yup. See, the new definition includes chemical and biological weapons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Anfal_Campaign And... by "we" I mean the western governments who remained mute until they decided to bring it up at his trial over a decade later.

"Writer Joost R. Hiltermann has said the United States government and US State Department was particularly important in helping their then ally the Saddam Hussein government in avoiding any serious censure for the campaign and in particular the attack on rebels and civilians in the city of Halabja. Hiltermann writes; "The deliberate American prevarication on Halabja was the logical, although probably undesired, outcome of a pronounced six-year tilt toward Iraq, seen as a bulwark against the perceived threat posed by Iran's zealous brand of politicized Islam." -- http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/17/opinio..._ed3_.html

Hm. I guess I read something into your post that wasn't there, namely you digging up the issue of the "missing" WMD that were never found during/after the campaign that toppled Saddam, when you were talking about earlier events. I apologise.

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Tarabulus