ALICE IS STILL CONFUSED

Malcom Lagauche

...We are still in the middle of the most ludicrous and illegitimate trials in history: those of Saddam Hussein and other leaders of the Iraqi Ba’ath Socialist Party. Several have been hanged, including Saddam, after they were found guilty in trials with no evidence presented to prove guilt. "He gasses his own people," is a term used since 1990 about Saddam Hussein. The world has heard it time and time again. However, few have delved into the truth of the matter. That one sentence is so powerful that it allowed the world to turn its back on the plight of Iraq and its people for more than a decade. And, even people who opposed the illegal March 2003 invasion of Iraq applaud the overthrow of Saddam because of his gassing the Kurds in 1988. How much of this is true? Finally, people are stepping forward and researching the matter who maintain that Iraq had nothing to do with the gassing of the Kurds at Halabja. As Sgt. Joe Friday used to say, "Just the facts." They are bringing actual information, not myths, forth that needs to be scrutinized. Saddam Hussein and his assistants were convicted in a kangaroo court without proper investigation. There was no proof given of Iraq’s involvement with gassing Kurds at Halabja in 1988, yet there is a growing amount of evidence that points the finger at Iran, not Iraq. Several years ago, Al-Jazeera News ran an article by an Iraqi professor who has researched the Halabja incident in detail. He brings up many points that have been recently exposed, but he mentions new aspects as well....

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