just fyi…
u.s representative dennis kucinich:
“”during the administration of ronald reagan, 60 helicopters were sold to iraq. later reports said iraq used us helicopters to spray kurds withchemical weapons. according to the washington post, iraq used mustard gas against iran with the help of intelligence from the cia. intelligencereports cited the use of nerve gas by iraq against iran.
iraq’s punishment? the us reestablished full diplomatic ties around thanksgiving of 1984.
throughout 1989 and 1990, us companies, with the permission of the first bush government, sent to the government of saddam hussein tons of mustardgas precursors, live cultures for bacteriological research, helped to build a chemical weapons factory, supplied west nile virus, supplied fuel air explosive technology, computers for weapons technology, hydrogen cyanide precursors, computers for weapons research and development and vacuumpumps and bellows for nuclear weapons plants.””
so at least the weapons inspectors will know what brands to look for! technology sold to iraq by american companies with the blessings of the u.s department of defense…
-moby