[lbo-talk] Investigators Say Iraqi Mass Graves Hold 300,000

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sat Nov 8 16:00:12 PST 2003


Michael Pugliese wrote:


>BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi and U.S. rights investigators said on
>Saturday they suspected Iraq (news - web sites) had up to 260 mass
>graves containing the bodies of at least 300,000 people murdered by
>the former regime of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites). They told a
>conference that the task of identifying bodies and preparing
>evidence for tribunals could take years and millions of dollars, but
>the long process would be worth it to heal the wounds of three
>decades of brutal Baath Party rule.

Anyone done the math on how many of the 300k were killed while Saddam was Washington's friend?

Doug



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