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Saddam Hussein and Iraq

Early Life and Career Saddam Hussein was born in a small village 100 miles from Baghdad He lived in poor conditions and was abandoned by his dad Mom remarried and step-dad was cruel to Saddam At 10 years old, he moved to the city and lived with his uncle who taught him hatred of Western ideas In 1979, he pushed his cousin out of the presidency and took over He arrested and killed his enemies including his friends Set-up security agencies to spy on his own people His pictures are every where and his birthday is a national holiday He led a war with Iran that lasted 8 years killing 200,000 Iraqi soldiers He used (some say tested) biological and chemical weapons on his own people…the Kurds

Saddam Hussein Genocide of the Kurds The New York Times described in its obituary how Saddam "murdered as many as a million of his people, many with poison gas. He tortured, maimed and imprisoned countless more. Estimates as to the number of Iraqis executed by Saddam's regime vary from 300,000–500,000, estimates as to the number of Kurds he massacred vary from 70,000 to 300,000. Between 1986 and 1989, Saddam Hussein unleashed a genocidal campaign against the Kurdish people of Northern Iraq. He used ground offensives, aerial bombing, systematic destruction of settlements, mass deportation, firing squads, and chemical warfare. Saddam Hussein also captured Kurdish populations and transported them to detention centers. After a few days in these camps, the men accused of being enemies were trucked off to be killed in mass executions.

Statistics According to the Human Rights Watch during the genocidal campaign, the Iraqi government: Destroyed about 4,000 villages (out of 4,655) in Iraqi Kurdistan. Between April 1987 and August 1988, 250 towns and villages were exposed to chemical weapons; Destroyed 1,754 schools, 270 hospitals, 2,450 mosques, 27 churches; Wiped out around 90% of Kurdish villages in targeted areas.

A cemetery in a Kurdish village in northern Iraq, holds the remains of nearly 70 people killed in a chemical attack by Saddam Hussein’s military forces on March 22, 1988.

Khawar Mahmoud, 55, pictured with her husband, came to the village three days after the attack and found animals and birds dead on the ground, and her brother badly burned. Her brother lost his pregnant wife and six children in the attack.

A part of Sewsenan that was not rebuilt. Ms A part of Sewsenan that was not rebuilt. Ms. Mahmoud said that after the attacks, doctors treated injured villagers in secret because survivors discovered by Iraqi soldiers were taken away and never seen again.

Archaeologists and physical anthropologists exhumed 114 victims of the Kurdish genocide from a mass grave in the center of Iraq's Muthanna province. Nine other mass graves nearby remain unexcavated.

Persian Gulf War

Countries involved in the war Who vs. Who Iraq invades Kuwait for Oil US and UN coalition (34 other allied nations) will support Kuwait.

Leaders Saddam Hussein Iraq President George Bush (Sr.)

Time Period 1990-1991

Location Iraq invades Kuwait, US and other UN forces invade through the Persian Gulf

Causes of War Saddam Hussein claims to own oil rich land in Kuwait. Uses this excuse to invade Kuwait and claim his land.

Outcome of war UN and US force Iraqi troops to withdrawal from Kuwait- It took 100 hours for coalition to WIN Iraq must get rid of biological weapons and remove ALL nuclear producing facilities Freedom in Kuwait Trade embargo with Iraq

Video Clips George H. W. Bush’s Declaration (start at 3:20) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA2jitVn21Q Overview: 2:55 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIlGF948aDU Desert Storm- 1991 Overview: 1:45 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJGs2BDKq5g&feature=related (1:45) ABC World News Tonight- Start of the Persian Gulf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOMRPia8NeM&feature=related (7:24)

What was it like??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJGs2BDKq5g&feature=related (1:45) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOMRPia8NeM&feature=related (7:24) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA2jitVn21Q&feature=related (start at 3:16 to 5:54)