1965 Arif al-Razzaq became
premier
1967 Baath demonstration called for renewing war with Israel
after Khartoum
resolution called for continued
confrontation
1980 Iran shelled more borders towns in Iraq from Zain al-Qas
1980 Iraq threatened to seize Zain al-Qas area if Iran didn’t
cede it in a week
1987 Ali Hassan al-Majid issued order to deport Kurdish
families and arrest all males
from age
12-50 during Anfal
(Musings
On Iraq article on Anfal campaign)
1988 Revolutionary Command Council offered amnesty to all
Kurds in Iraq and Turkey
after Anfal campaign Amnesty led to
release of most Kurdish women and children captured during Anfal Feb-Sep some
50,000 killed during Anfal campaign
(Musings
On Iraq article on Anfal campaign)
1990 King Fahd of Saudi Arabia promised $15 bil to help pay
for Operation Desert
Storm to
protect the kingdom from Iraq
1996 Report Baghdad was selling weapons to KDP in its
conflict with the PUK
2002 Rumsfeld and Gen Franks briefed Bush and NSC on latest
war plans Gen Franks said
US had been looking for Iraq SCUDs
and WMD for 10 yrs and hadn’t found any Franks believed Iraq had WMD but hadn’t
found any to target 2002
2002 NSC met without Bush Cheney argued going to UN was
waste of time Said Bush
just needed to give speech at UN
saying Iraq a threat Powell argued for new UN Iraq resolution and warned of
consequences of war
2002 Putin told Bush skeptical about use of force against
Iraq but willing to work on new
UN
resolution demanding inspectors
2002 UK Treasury Office paper said rebuilding Iraq could cost
more than $10 bil
2002 US officials told Knight Ridder no increase in threat
from Iraq
2006 Judge Radhi head of Integrity Comm said $4 bil had gone
missing due to
corruption Said included 25% of
reconstruction funds Said endemic throughout govt and country
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Special Inspector Gen for Iraq Reconstruction Bowen
on corruption in Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with fmr anti-graft official Vincent Foulk on corruption
in Iraq)
2007 Integrity Commission head Judge Radhi resigned after 2
rocket attacks upon his
house
2007 Ramadi mayor hosted race through city center Sign of
improved security
2015 Judiciary said it would increase number of judges
dealing with corruption as its
reform
effort
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