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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has urged the nation to forgive those who worked with the government of former President Saddam Hussein.
2009-03-06
Iraq Saddam HusseinPhotographs and film are being revealed by the US military to prove Saddam's two sons were killed in a gun battle which involved 200 American soldiers supported by helicopters.
2003-07-31
War On Terror terrorism USA Saddam HusseinThe West's relations with Iraq warmed throughout the war, culminating in military intervention on the Iraqi side.
"Before 11 September 2001, many in the world believed that Saddam Hussein could be contained. But chemical agents and lethal viruses and shadowy terrorist networks are not easily contained. Imagine those 19 hijackers with other weapons, and other plans - this time armed by Saddam Hussein. It would take just one vial, one canister, one crate slipped into this country to bring a day of horror like none we have ever known."...
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has declined to criticise a senior army officer who told audiences the war on terrorism is a battle with Satan.
2003-10-17
Satan Devil WMD Saddam Hussein Donald Rumsfeld War On Terror terrorism USA religion Iraq invasionUS President George Bush has said there is no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved in the 11 September attacks.
A leading human rights group has said the US and UK are wrong to use the toppling of a brutal regime in Baghdad to justify going to war against Iraq.
2004-01-26
Iraq UK USA invasion War On Terror Saddam Hussein colonialism WMDA controversial French lawyer appointed by Saddam Hussein to defend him has said a fair trial would be impossible.
2004-03-28
Saddam Hussein Iraq president trial War On Terror USA invasionThe defector who convinced the White House that Iraq had a secret biological weapons programme has admitted for the first time that he lied about his story, then watched in shock as it was used to justify the war.
2011-02-15
War On Terror WMD Iraq invasion USA Saddam Hussein regime change intelligence service weapon fabricated warNearly 25 years ago, Iraqi forces killed thousands of their own civilians using chemical weapons on the Kurdish town of Halabja. Now steps are about to be taken to discover which country - and possibly which factory - supplied some of the chemicals.
2012-12-03
chemical weapon Saddam Hussein Iraq