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  • Iraq - Saddam witness describes attack

    10/30/2006 10:14:14 PM PST · by HAL9000 · 15 replies · 509+ views
    BBC News ^ | October 30, 2006
    The court trying Saddam Hussein for genocide has heard testimony from Kurdish witnesses describing alleged chemical attacks on their villages. Villagers spoke of their memories of Operation Anfal, a crackdown against Iraqi Kurds in the late 1980s. They described a smell "like rotten apples" minutes after the bombings, comparing them to "Doomsday". Testimony came after the ousted Iraqi president's defence stormed out, saying the trial could not be fair. Chief defence lawyer Khalil al-Dulaimi walked out of court after requests made in an apparent end to the boycott of the genocide trial were turned down. After a heated exchange,...
  • Iraq - Saddam Hussein trial on charges of genocide against Kurds begins

    08/21/2006 1:06:30 AM PDT · by HAL9000 · 48 replies · 1,368+ views
    AP News Alert | August 21, 2006
    BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Saddam Hussein's trial on charges of genocide in connection with a crackdown on Kurds has begun. MORE...