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Adel DarwishAdel Darwish is a commentator on Middle East affairs who first met Saddam Hussein in 1972. He was Middle East correspondent for the Independent for a decade, and now contributes regularly to a number of British newspapers. His books include Unholy Babylon: the secret history of Saddam's war (1990), Water Wars (1995) and Between the Quill and the Sword: Islamic fundamentalism and secret diplomacy (1985). Recent articlesHalabja: whom does the truth hurt? Fifteen years after the gassing of 5000 Kurdish civilians in the northern Iraqi town of Halabja in 1988, journalist Adel Darwish recalls how American and British governments, and a tame media, stonewalled those who tried to report the atrocity - and the truth it revealed about Saddam Hussein. (This article was first published on 17th March 2003) |
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