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A Poisonous Affair: America, Iraq, and the Gassing of Halabja
Contributor(s): Hiltermann, Joost R. (Author)

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 ISBN: 1107666961     ISBN-13: 9781107666962
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $30.39  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Middle East - General
- History | Military - Biological & Chemical Warfare
- Political Science
Dewey: 956.704
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.12 lbs) 346 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Middle East
- Chronological Period - 1980's
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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 target Iranian soldiers and Kurdish villagers as America looked the other way. Today, as the Middle East sinks further into turmoil, these policies are coming back to haunt the West.

Contributor Bio(s): Hiltermann, Joost R.: - Joost R. Hiltermann is a veteran commentator on human rights. While researching this book, he was working as Director of the Arms Divison of Human Rights Watch. He is currently the Middle East Project Director for the International Crisis Group. His publications include Behind the Intifada: Labor and Women's Movements in the Occupied Territories (1991).
 
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