Rumsfeld Meets Saddam - Rare Version with Sound

Declassified U.S. Documents show that American officials KNEW that Saddam was USING CHEMICAL WEAPONS AGAINST THE KURDS & the Iranians, but decided to support Saddam anyway...first in secret, then formal relations were restored in November 1984.

Not only that, they secretly okayed shipments of CHEMICAL PRECURSORS TO IRAQ and
instructed the American UN Delegate to garner support from the Western Countries for a motion of 'NO DECISION' on a draft UN Resolution to condemn Iraqi use of Chemical Weapons...or failing that to ABSTAIN (& EFFECTIVELY VETO THE RESOLUTION) !!!!

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A United States Declassified Document from Nov 1, 1983 states:

"We have recently received additional information confirming Iraqi use of Chemical Weapons."

"in order to maintain the credibility of US policy on CW," it would be a good idea to mention these measure to Iraq in an effort to "reduce or halt, what now appears to be Iraq's almost daily use of CW"

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB82/iraq24.pdf

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In December 1983 Donald Rumsfeld (in full knowledge that Iraq was using chemical weapons on a daily basis & had gassed the Kurds) met & shook hands with Saddam:


Rumsfeld has since claimed he mentioned US dissatisfaction with Iraqis use of Chemical Weapons at the meeting - HOWEVER - there are no mentions in the detailed notes of the meeting:

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB82/iraq31.pdf

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On March 4, 1984, a Dept of State Cable from George P.Shultz to the U.S. Interests Section in Iraq shows that a shipment of 22,000 pounds of phosphorous fluoride being sent to Iraq via Europe was being held back pending further advice;

It requests the interests section advises the Iraq Ministry of Foreign Affairs that;

"We anticipate making a public condemnation of Iraqi use of Chemical Weapons in the near future"

On Iraqi use of U.S. chemicals to make CW:

"When we become aware of attempts to do so, we will act to prevent their export to Iraq."

(Something the American's know fine well that Saddam is doing)

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB82/iraq42.pdf

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The Iranians drafted a UN Resolution condemning Iraqi use of Chemical Weapons.

The Dept. of State sent a cable to the Mission to the European Office of the UN instructing the U.S. delegate to;

"work to develop general Western position in support of a motion to take 'No Decision' on Iranian draft resolution on use of chemical weapons by Iraq."

Failing to get support for such a motion, the U.S. "should abstain" (effectively vetoing the resolution).

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB82/iraq47.pdf

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Reagan took Saddam off list of States sponsoring Terror:

THE WORLD IN SUMMARY; Readjustments In the Mideast
New York Times
February 28, 1982


"Apparently without consulting Congress, the Administration has quietly dropped Iraq, a virulent foe of Israel, from a list of countries barred from receiving American weapons because they 'have repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism'.''

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9803E3DA133BF93...

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Remembering the Dead: Reagan Armed Iraq and Iran in 1980s War That Killed Over 1 Million
Democracy Now
June 09, 2004


"First on Hussein's shopping list was helicopters—he bought 60 Hughes helicopters and trainers with little notice. However, a second order of 10 twin-engine Bell "Huey" helicopters, like those used to carry combat troops in Vietnam, prompted congressional opposition in August, 1983... Nonetheless, the sale was approved."

"In 1988, Saddam's forces allegedly attacked Kurdish civilians with poisonous gas from Iraqi helicopters and planes. U.S. intelligence sources told The LA Times in 1991, they "believe that the American-built helicopters were among those dropping the deadly bombs."


http://www.democracynow.org/2004/6/9/remembering_the_dead_reagan_armed_iraq

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Check out the more of the Declassified Documents at the George Washington University:

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB82/#docs

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[slappymcgroundout]

Friend, would you rather have the mad mullahs in Iran controlling both Iran and Iraq? And read up on the criminal law, as the criminal law recognizes the defense of choice of lesser evil. That's our defense in this instance. As I've posted elsewhere, according to SIPRI, the US was the 11th largest arms supplier to Iraq during the period 1981-2001. France, Germany, Russia, and China led the way. Lastly, and by the way, for your own hypocrisy, Chomsky is an apologist for the Khmer Rouge.

[CapitalistHolocaust]

Iraq invaded Iran.

The U.S. was shipping chemicals for WMD to Saddam via Europe.

So what if Russia sent more arms to Saddam than the U.S? The Russians didn't invade Iraq on the pretext of disarming Saddam of weapons sold to him & thus are not hypocritical in this regard.

Christopher Hitchens has written an excellent article in defense Chomsky's supposed apologetics for Pol Pot.

Also, the U.S. was responsible for as many deaths as Pol Pot in Cambodia, check Ben Kiernan's figures.

[Hperman09]

@CapitalistHolocaust Where your proof that U.S. was shipping chemical from Europe? Legit source?

[CapitalistHolocaust]

@Hperman09

See: "U.S. Companies Tied to Chemical Sales", New York Times.

"Rumsfeld 'offered help to Saddam'", The Guardian.

"This was a guilty verdict on America as well", The Independent.

As to the US Govt role in it's companies sending chemicals: "Iraq had been on the list of states supporting terrorism. In 1982, Reagan took them off that list so that the US could start supplying them with...means to develop weapons of mass destruction." - "On the Middle East Crisis", The Citizen"

[Hperman09]

@CapitalistHolocaust Wrong, the U.S. only give him dual weapons to Saddam Hussein which could be made out of chemical weapons but the one we gave him was not itself a chemical weapon. The vast majority of direct chemical and biological weapons were given by Europe and some Latin American countries. Fact's the fact. And you don't have proof if the U.S. shipping WMDs via Europe, If are you saying that we owned a lot of companies in Europe then you seriously misguided.

[Theethruth]

@TheWhiteRose161718 a lot more innocent civilians have been killed who were merely there at the wrong place and time. fuck the soldiers, they went there to kill and i could care less if they come back dead without limbs. any educated person knows its the US government that is more dangerous then iraq iran or any other "terrorist" country

[TheWhiteRose161718]

6061 U.S. troops have been killed in battle since 9/11

[TheWhiteRose161718]

The Founding Fathers restricted the definition of treason in the U.S. Constitution to, “Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort….”

[born912]

Watch his reaction when questioned about this meeting. EPIC!!!

/watch?NR=1&v=IXWdBi6fw_k

[TheWhiteRose161718]

JMadPatriotJ Madison

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, & the gospel of envy; ...the equal sharing of misery.". ~ Winston Churchill...more from the "patriot" gallery...reality as it is or as losers like yourself made it?"

[TheWhiteRose161718]

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[ryno99]

Look...he slipped him ASPARTAME!