tigergorzow Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 Iran, not Saddam, perpetrated Halabja massacre, leaked information reveals March 20 2017 10:32 PM Victims of Halabja attack For decades, people thought that late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein is he who launched the deadly chemical attack on the Kurdish city of Halabja.The attack took place on March 16, 1988 in the last days of the then-raging eight-year war with Iran. False testimonials spread across the world to prove that the Iraqi army stood behind the massacre.But truth seems to be emerging, more than 29 years after the incident in which 5500 people were killed and 10,000 others injured.Leaked videos and testimonials indicate that the Mullah regime of Iran had committed the bloodshed. It has been driven by the humiliating defeats inflicted upon it by the Iraqi army in the tail end of the war's days.The criminal regime in Iran waged this attack in bid to grind the advancement of the Iraqi forces to a halt, according to the recently released information. Experts argue that the Saddam Hussein was in no need to strike the city with chemical weapons. He was victorious in his war with Iran.But, they add, Iran needed such a ruthless move to bar the Iraqi forces from earning more ground.Role of Iranian mediaAt the time of the bloodshed, the Iranian media rushed to transmit scenes of the people massacred in Halabja through a host of Iranian reporters.The Iranian regime accused Iraq although the latter brought forward proofs condemning Iran of committing that heinous crime.Iraq also leveled official accusation at Tehran, supported by photographs, saying no doubt Iran is the perpetrator.Also, the US Department of State had declared that the officials examining the proofs at hand asserts that It is the wrongdoer.It also added that photographs circulated on Iran media do not represent a clear indictment to Iraqi authorities.A study conducted by Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), that the US used in the 1990s, suggested Tehran killed those people. Proofs in favor of Iraq emerge Stephen C. Peltier Iraq, a senior CIA analyst, denied any role for the Iraqi forces in the attack, saying instead Iran used cyanide to kill civilians in Halabja.'We cannot say with any certainty that Iraqi chemical weapons killed the Kurds. This is not the only distortion in the Halabja story.' He said in an opinion piece posted on the New York Times.The condition of the dead Kurds' bodies indicated they had been killed with a blood agent - that is, a cyanide-based gas - which Iran was known to use, he added. Peltier went on to say the Iraqis are not known to have possessed such weapon at the time.A report released by the US's Defense Secretary also seconded the suggestion that Iran, not Saddam, is the one to blame for the massacre.At his trial sessions, late Iraqi presidents denied committing such a crime.If any civilian or military official I ordered the use of chemical weapons, he is liar, Saddam said on December 18, 2006. I reject any such crimes to be committed against the Iraqi people whether Arabs or Kurds. http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/8411/Iran-not-Saddam-perpetrated-Halabja-massacre-leaked-information-reveals 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
235snack Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 Quote Can we say "Fake" news from someone? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridian Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 I think the Baghdad Post is pretty reliable. Also, they are quoting US Secretary of Defense, US State Dept. and a CIA analyst. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowGlobe7 Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 I believe that Hussain was in bed with Iran.....hence they were/are both guilty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridian Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 26 minutes ago, SnowGlobe7 said: I believe that Hussain was in bed with Iran.....hence they were/are both guilty Sadaam Hussein was a Sunni. Iran is Shiite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonygrasso Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 Iran made it look like Iraq to undermine our support for Saddam in that war. We put Saddam in there to fight Iran in another proxy war, and eventually it worked. Well... that and Saddam went completely off the reservation in Kuwait, and when you start messing with the money of a country we support, it's basically like Bilbo waking up Smaug! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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