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Article: Hussein showed his true colors in a shabby little Iraqi town
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- February 17, 2003
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Hussein showed his true colors in a shabby little Iraqi town
By TRUDY RUBIN
Monday, February 17, 2003
Halabja, Iraq -- If crimes against humanity were sufficient reason
to oust Saddam Hussein, you could find all the necessary evidence in
this shabby town.
Set in a beautiful valley, with fields of wheat ringed by craggy,
snow-topped mountains, Halabja has a history of horror. It is
symbolized by a memorial statue in the middle of the town, much of
which still lies in ruins. The statue portrays a dying father lying
on the ground as he tries in vain to protect his child from an attack
by chemical weapons.
This is the town where Hussein murdered 5,000 Kurdish civilians in
a matter of hours on ...