KURD MEDIA.com: "KURDS REMIND THE ANTI-WAR RALLY ABOUT SADDAM'S ATTROCITIES" by Bryar Mariwani (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Carrying banners and pictures of the Halabja massacre, the Kurds amazed the angry anti-war protesters. The banners were saying 'No to Dictatorship', 'Remember Halabja' and Victims of Saddam's chemical weapons'. Speaking to KurdishMedia.com, Tarza Dilshad, a Kurdish participant said I came here to remind these people about what Saddam did to the Kurds. I am not against a war on Saddam, but at the same I am scared about the fate of my family in South Kurdistan. Saddam might attack Kurdistan with chemical weapons. Azad Ali, another Kurdish participant said some people just don't understand the situation. Saddam is a danger to the whole world. Ask the Kurds and they will tell you about it. He used chemical weapons in the past and he might use them again at anytime. Saddam Hussein, the head of the Iraqi government, used chemical weapons against the Kurds in the 1980s. The Kurdish town of Halabja was bombed with Saddam's chemical weapons in 1988 killing more than 5000 Kurds. The Iraqi government conducted a serious of genocide operations called Anfal against the Kurds in the 1980s, killing more than 182,000 innocent Kurds.") (February 15, 2003)