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2006-12-20 Iraq

BAGHDAD - Prosecutors in Saddam Husseins trial for genocide against ethnic Kurds showed graphic footage on Tuesday of dead civilians, including infants, allegedly killed in chemical attacks on their villages.

Chief prosecutor Munqith Al Faroon also showed the court a memo that praised a Dutch businessman who was convicted in December 2005 for supplying Baghdad with banned chemical weapons that were used in the offensive that prosecutors say killed more than 180,000 Kurds.

Faroon, attempting to implicate Saddam and his six co- defendants for the Anfal (Spoils of War) campaign, showed the court an internal memo that praised Dutch businessman Frans van Anraat for his role in providing banned weapons. After he was granted Iraqi citizenship on personal orders by Saddam, van Anraat fled Iraq after the dictator was toppled and in December 2005 was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison after being found guilty of complicity in war crimes.

Rat bastard. He should burn in hell next to Sammy.

He supplied our institutions ... with rare and banned chemical weapons, read the memo dated 1992 which circulated inside the presidents office.

Posted by Steve White 2006-12-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11135 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Not surprising. Both the Netherlands and especially Belgium have long been sources for black-market arms and war materiel. During the Iran-Iraq war, the Iranians were getting Dutch-made NVGs and radios via Rotterdam.

Posted by Pappy 2006-12-20 00:51|| 2006-12-20 00:51|| Front Page Top

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