Comments on: Tragedy of Halabja: March 16, 1988

By: ashley

ashley — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:02:25 +0000

the stupid thing is that after the attack, nobody tried to stop saddam. I hope he is burning in hell right now with all of his followers. I think of my little baby brother and can’t imagine him dying like that. it breaks my heart seeing all those pictures of innocent people being killed for no reason what so ever. god help us

By: Islamify.com

Islamify.com — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:39:51 +0000

Tragedy of Halabja: March 16, 1988…

On March 16th, 1988, the city of Halabja in Iraqi Kurdistan became the site of the largest scale chemical attack on a civilian population in history….

By: Nadia

Nadia — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:16:04 +0000

I just translated an Egyptian play which implied that there was some US connection to the Halabja massacre. I have absolutely no idea if this is substantiated or just a baseless claim; if anyone has any information I’d be interested to know.

In 1988, the congress was about to pass a “Prevention of Genocide” bill that was a response to what was happenening in Iraqi Kurdistan at the time, as far as I understand it had near unanimous support from the congress, but it was veto’d. I don’t know if that’s what it might have been referring to, or if they had something more direct in mind.

By: Somaya

Somaya — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:14:43 +0000

Well said, Goran and Niroj! Thank you for remembering.

By: Miriam (Egypt/Israel/USA)

Miriam (Egypt/Israel/USA) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:55:54 +0000

By: Niroj R.

Niroj R. — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:30:46 +0000

The Halabja genocide is a great tragedy for all of humankind, not just the Kurds. The chemical attacks on the town of Halabja, Kurdistan on that black Friday, March 16, 1988 is a prime example of what the Kurds have endured for so many years only to be ignored by the international community as just another event in the unfortunate history of the Kurds. We, as humans, must never forget these heinous crimes committed by the Ba’athists, even if so many already have. Most people do not understand the physiological as well as biological impact that the chemical attacks have had on Halabja and the surrounding towns, to this Halabja has the highest birth defects and cancer cases in the region. May their souls rest in peace. Unfortunately, Kurds continue to face other forms of genocide in Turkey, Iran, and Syria in the name of nationalism. Justice will prevail…