A poisonous affairAmerica, Iraq, and the gassing of HalabjaHiltermann, Joost R.creatortextbibliographyHistory.nyuNew York, NYCambridge University Press2007monographiceng
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xxxii, 314 pages : maps ; 24 cm"This book, by a veteran observer of the Middle East, tells the story of the gassing of Halabja. It shows how Iraq was able to develop ever more sophisticated chemical weapons and to target Iranian soldiers and Kurdish villagers as America looked the other way. Today, as Iraq disintegrates and the Middle East sinks further into turmoil, these policies are coming back to haunt America and the West."--Jacket.Abbreviations -- Preface -- Maps -- Introduction : The Halabja controversy -- 1. Crossing the chemical threshold -- 2. US response : Setting the volume control -- 3. Chemical interlude -- 4. War in Kurdistan -- 5. Halabja -- 6. The Halabja demonstration effect -- 7. Iran and the use of gas -- 8. Fixing the evidence -- 9. The road to Kuwait -- Conclusion : Fall-out -- Epilogue -- Notes.Joost R. Hiltermann.Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-281) and index.Current Copyright Fee: GBP25.00 0. Uka-iq---n-us--- fast (OCoLC)fst01352068 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9tJ86kqmMbGkjFR7b KurdsCrimes againstIraqKurdesCrimes contreIrakEthnic relationsDiplomatic relationsDS79.9.H27 H54978052187686505218768692007001313http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip078/2007001313.htmlhttp://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=015620035&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIAhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0729/2007001313-b.htmlhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0729/2007001313-d.htmlhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip078/2007001313.htmlhttp://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=015620035&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIAhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0729/2007001313-b.htmlhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0729/2007001313-d.htmlCurrent Copyright Fee: GBP25.00 0. Uk07011120241210133735.0ocm77831064 eng