Ghosts of Halabja: Saddam Hussein and the Kurdish Genocide

by Michael J. Kelly

Saddam Hussein's execution for his crimes against Iraq's Shia not only brought an end to his reign of oppression, but also to the justice that was to be served to the Iraqi Kurds. The unspeakable atrocities visited by Saddam upon the Kurds of Iraq are explored here, together with the trials of Saddam by the Iraqi High Tribunal. However, this work is more than a litigation history. It is also an exploration of the motivations behind and the depths...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275992101
• ISBN13: 9780275992101
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"