Saddam Trial: Few Knew About 1982 MassacreBy SALAH NASRAWI
Associated Press WriterCAIRO, Egypt (AP) - At the time, it went nearly unnoticed. The 1982 massacre in Dujail - the subject of Saddam Hussein's trial that begins Wednesday - happened when few foreign journalists were based in Iraq, and the world's interest was focused more on the threat from Iran.
Even inside Iraq, little was known about the assassination attempt on Saddam that led to the executions of nearly 150 people from Dujail. Critics have long contended more attention should have been paid - to all of his atrocities. ...
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