Web of deceit : the history of Western complicity in Iraq, from Churchill to Kennedy to George W. Bush / Barry M. Lando.
By: Lando, Barry
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Publisher: New York, NY : Other Press, c2007Description: xix, 350 p. : map ; 24 cm.ISBN: 1590512383 (hbk.): ; 9781590512388 (hbk.).Subject(s): Iraq -- Foreign relations | Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Iraq | Iraq -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain | United States -- Foreign relations -- Iraq | Iraq -- Foreign relations -- United States| Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | DS 70.95 .L36 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 250482 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-323) and index .
Introduction: The trial of Saddam -- Beginnings: Setting the stage for Saddam (1914-1959) -- A presentable young man: Saddam's rise to power (1959-1979) -- The tilting game: The Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) -- Halabja: The tragedy of the Kurds (1980-1988) -- Signals: the invasion of Kuwait (1988-1990) -- No exit: the Gulf War (August 1990-March 1991) -- Betrayal: the Shiite and Kurd uprisings (February 1991-April 1991) -- Embargo: the U.N. sanctions (August 6, 1990-May 22, 2003) -- The noble lie: the invasion of Iraq (January 2000-March 19, 2003) -- Full circle: the occupation (April 2003-April 2006).
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