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A Poisonous Affair: America, Iraq, and the Gassing of Halabja
A Poisonous Affair America Iraq and the Gassing of Halabja
Author: Joost R. Hiltermann, Joost R. Hiltermann
In March 1988, during the Iran-Iraq war, thousands were killed in a chemical attack on a town in Iraqi Kurdistan. Both sides accused the other. Gradually it emerged that Saddam Hussein, with the tacit support of his western allies, was responsible. This book tells the story of the gassing of Halabja, and how Iraq amassed chemical weapons to targ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521876865
ISBN-10: 0521876869
Publication Date: 6/18/2007
Pages: 346
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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