War in Iraq
Something is quite wrong in the way we react to Arab deaths versus ours in a war ostensibly launched to “liberate” the oil rich nation. Western media continuously highlight only Hitler's gassing of the Jews - and since 2003, Saddam' use of poison gas to kill the Kurds of Halabja in 1982.
Britain was the first nation to use Poison gas against Iraqi people in the years from 1919 to 1921. The British mercilessly used their Air-force to carry out experimental attacks on people who Churchill said were “uncivilized Tribes" (I am strongly in favour of using poison gas which “spread a lively terror.”) when Iraqis rose against colonials. They slaughtered tens of thousands of Iraqis during that period.
British and American governments blocked the Iranian UN resolution censuring Saddam. Reagan lifted the US ban on Iraq as a nation sponsoring terrorism in 1982; and allowed US companies to provide components to Saddam’s chemical weapons program. The US helped Saddam with Fire Directional support, trucks, helicopters and other materiel to fight Iran.
In November 1983, Secretary of State Schulz raised concerns about Saddam using chemical weapons; in December of that year Donald Rumsfeld met Saddam and assured our government’s friendship and materiel support to Saddam’s regime!
These facts are critical to note in the context of the quagmire in Iraq and the propaganda efforts to tie 9.11 to Iraq where there was none. Saddam was hanged, but the British imperial officers who committed war crimes against Arabs faced no trial and made no headlines then!
Britain was the first nation to use Poison gas against Iraqi people in the years from 1919 to 1921. The British mercilessly used their Air-force to carry out experimental attacks on people who Churchill said were “uncivilized Tribes" (I am strongly in favour of using poison gas which “spread a lively terror.”) when Iraqis rose against colonials. They slaughtered tens of thousands of Iraqis during that period.
British and American governments blocked the Iranian UN resolution censuring Saddam. Reagan lifted the US ban on Iraq as a nation sponsoring terrorism in 1982; and allowed US companies to provide components to Saddam’s chemical weapons program. The US helped Saddam with Fire Directional support, trucks, helicopters and other materiel to fight Iran.
In November 1983, Secretary of State Schulz raised concerns about Saddam using chemical weapons; in December of that year Donald Rumsfeld met Saddam and assured our government’s friendship and materiel support to Saddam’s regime!
These facts are critical to note in the context of the quagmire in Iraq and the propaganda efforts to tie 9.11 to Iraq where there was none. Saddam was hanged, but the British imperial officers who committed war crimes against Arabs faced no trial and made no headlines then!
posted by Macaca American at 8:21 PM
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