Title:
Ghosts of Halabja : Saddam Hussein and the Kurdish genocide / Michael J. Kelly ; foreword by Ra'id Juhi al Saedi.
Author:
Kelly, Michael J., 1968-
Publication Information:
Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2008.
Call Number:
KMJ41.H87 K45 2008
Abstract:
Saddam Hussein's execution for his crimes against Iraq's Shia not only brought an end to his reign of oppression, but also to the justice that was to be served to the Iraqi Kurds. The unspeakable atrocities visited by Saddam upon the Kurds of Iraq are explored here, together with the trials of Saddam by the Iraqi High Tribunal. However, this work is more than a litigation history. It is also an exploration of the motivations behind and the depths of organized evil in the context of a single, brutal despot at the helm of an artificially created multi-ethno/religious state lying atop massive oil.
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Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0822/2008028215.html
ISBN:
9780275992101
Physical Description:
xii, 181 pages : illustrations, maps, forms ; 25 cm
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Contents:
Foreword; Preface; Introduction: Saddam Hussein and the Prelude to Genocide; Part One: Genocide of the Kurds; -- Kurdistan (introduction and background on region and people) -- The Anfal campaigns -- The gassing of Halabja -- Part Two: The Two Gulf Wars; The 1991 Persian Gulf War -- Divided loyalties (internal dissent within Kurdish factions) -- The 2003 Iraq war -- Part Three: Saddam on Trial; -- Creation of the Iraqi High Tribunal -- The Dujail trial -- The Anfal trial and Saddam's execution -- International law : the road not taken; Conclusion; Appendix A: Declassified U.S. Government DocumentsFinancial Backing for Iraq during IranIraq War; Appendix B: Declassified U.S. Government DocumentsKnowledge and Reaction to Chemical Weapons Use during IranIraq War; Appendix C: Charging of Saddam Hussein (Anfal); Appendix D: Statute of the Iraqi High Tribunal; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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