2006/11/10
Churchill, gás e os Kurdos, antes de Saddam
Wikipedia:
"In 1920, as Secretary for War and Air, Churchill had responsibility for quelling the rebellion of Kurds and Arabs in British-occupied Iraq, which he achieved by authorising the use of poison gas. At the time he wrote, "I am strongly in favour of using poison gas against uncivilised tribes" - although Churchill's intention was 'to cause disablement of some kind but not death'.[1] If it occurred, this is the first recorded use of poison gas against a civilian population."
"In 1920, as Secretary for War and Air, Churchill had responsibility for quelling the rebellion of Kurds and Arabs in British-occupied Iraq, which he achieved by authorising the use of poison gas. At the time he wrote, "I am strongly in favour of using poison gas against uncivilised tribes" - although Churchill's intention was 'to cause disablement of some kind but not death'.[1] If it occurred, this is the first recorded use of poison gas against a civilian population."
// posted by CN @ 12:24 PM 
