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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (43780)	3/15/2003 6:24:20 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Crimes committed by the Iraqi regime The days are approaching when Iraqi war criminals will be brought to justice. The Purge of the Ba'ath Party Leadership - July 1979 Within a few weeks of formally taking power, having been de facto ruler of Iraq since 1968 during the nominal presidency of Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Saddam Hussein instituted a brutal purge of the Ba'ath Party hierarchy. Invasion of Iran - September 1980 On 22nd September, 1980, Iraq launched a full-scale invasion of Iran. Iraq had hoped for a swift victory against its neighbour which was weakened by its recent Islamic revolution and international isolation. However, the war dragged on. The Fayli Kurds - April 1980 On Monday 7th April 1980, the most prominent figures among the Fayli business community were invited to a 'meeting' at the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce by the Ba'athist regime. The Anfal Offensives - 1987-1988 The Anfal was the name given to a series of eight military offensives conducted between late February to early October 1988. It was part of a systematic campaign of extermination and genocide waged against the Kurdish population of Northern Iraq between 1987-1988. The invasion of Kuwait - August 1990 At midnight on 1st August 1990, Iraqi forces began their advance towards Kuwait. By 2nd August 1990, Iraqi forces were in full control of Kuwait City. The Uprising of March 1991 - March 1991 Following the ceasefire of 3rd March 1991 which brought the Gulf War to an end, demonstrations began immediately in the southern cities of Basra, Najaf and Karbala, which quickly flared into open rebellion. The methods employed by the regime to put down the rebellion were ruthless. Helicopter gunships were used to dreadful effect against indiscriminate targets.

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (43780)	3/15/2003 8:42:11 PM
From: NickSE	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50167

Iraqi refugees living in Kansas City talk about oppression, death -- and their hopes for change kansascity.com ...In Hussein's Iraq, he said, good people are routinely stopped, questioned, incarcerated, tortured and killed for no reason. His father, he said, was killed for praying in a mosque that Saddam didn't like. His mother was tortured. All of her teeth were cut out of her mouth. Here, he said, no one stops him, or restricts where he can go, or what he can say or do. In fact, despite the dangerous picture Hussein painted about America, he has found it nothing but friendly and helpful. The Don Bosco Center rented the family a house. The government gave them food stamps and Medicare. "In my country nobody helps you," he said through the translator. "This country helps anybody. It's wonderful."... ..."The people of Iraq like the people of America," he said. "And the day they take Saddam Hussein out the people of Iraq will never forget the United States."...