Genocide in Iraq Volume II: The Obliteration of a Modern State - Softcover

Al-Ani, Dr. Abdul-Haq; Al-Ani, Tarik

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0986076929 ISBN 13: 9780986076923

Publisher: Clarity Press, Inc., 2015

Synopsis

The current horrific malaise in the state of Iraq has its roots in the

US-led destruction of Iraq in 1991, followed by a decade of harsh

US-led international sanctions against the entire Iraqi population

that killed millions -- one of the most heinous crimes of the 20th

century.

A second "shock and awe"Â war of aggression on Iraq in 2003

enabled the US/UK military occupation that ensued. Though based

on fraudulent pretexts and later admitted as an illegal war by then

Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the UN provided a veneer of

legitimacy to what in effect would be the obliteration of an

effective and functional modern state, redefining its national

character via the redrafting of state policies and law, even

deliberately sowing seeds that could lead to its future implosion.

Volume II of Genocide in Iraq addresses Bremer's introduction of

the imperialist design for Iraq as part of a wider strategy for the

Middle East. It details the scale of post-2003 destruction and

redesign, showing clearly how every step was intended to change

Iraq irreversibly to a slave state of extreme neoliberal capitalism.

It documents the extent of intentional and ongoing damage as it

relates to killing, torture and displacement, cultural cleansing and

genocide, and ensuing problems in health, child education,

psychological well being, malnutrition, child disabilities, child iabor

and mortality, as well as drug abuse and the impact on women. It

tracks the divestment and disposal of Iraqi oil.

These Nuremberg-level crimes are then reviewed in international

legal context as the crime of aggression, crimes against

humanity,and violations of the most basic of human rights, as it

relates to the right of remedy, in the hope of providing guidance

to Iraqi individuals or governments seeking recourse in future.

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About the Author

is an Iraqi-born, British-trained barrister who served as a legal adviser on Saddam Hussein’s defense to his daughter, Raghad Saddam Hussein. Called to the Bar in 1996, he holds a PhD in Electronics Engineering and a PhD in International law. Founding editor of The Arab Review, he has written widely on culture, politics and religion. He joined the Ba’ath party while in his his teens, but left it in disappointment a few years later,prior to the Ba’ath Party assuming power in 1968. He is author of The Trial of Saddam Hussein.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Clarity Press, Inc.
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0986076929
• ISBN 13: 9780986076923
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 278