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Did the U.S. Supply Saddam with Chemicals for Chemical Warfare? Email Print

A Seattle Post Intelligencer May 20 Letter to the Editors headlined Clifford J. Hutchins's letter with this caption:

U.S. SUPPORTED, ENCOURAGED, IRAQ'S WAR AGAINST IRAN

Hutchins's letter declared:

"American firms, with the blessing of the United States government, supplied Iraq with components for the development and manufacture of chemical and biological weapons, which were used to rain down death and destruction upon the Iranians.

"This may have been the reason why the U.S. chose not to hand over the former dictator to the Iranians, as it would expose America's culpability regarding Saddam Hussein's war crimes."

On February 13, 2006, the American Bar Association delivered the following statement:

"Condemning the warrantless domestic surveillance program and denouncing Bush for abusing his presidential powers."

In another letter also dated May 20 to the Seattle Post Intelligence Tom Krebsbach of Brier, Washington wrote concerning what Ralph Nader said when he spoke in Seattle, explaining:

"What Nader was talking about was the U.S. support for Saddam in invading Iran.  Nader mentioned that the U.S. provided Saddam with precursor chemicals for chemical warfare and that Donald Rumsfeld went to Baghdad and shook Saddam's hand as an emissary for Ronald Reagan.  Though I do not believe it was mentioned, the U.S. also provided Iraq with satellite reconnaissance information for targeting Iranian troops."

Shouldn't such blatant violations of international law demand immediate accountability?  


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