Saddam trial hears of poison gas horror - People's Daily Online

An Iraq i Kurd yesterday recalled the horror of a poison gas attack on his mountain village, as SaddamHussein 's genocide trial entered its second day. Taking the stand on the second day of Saddam's second capital trial, first witness Ali Mustafa Hama told how jets dropped poison gas smelling of rotten apples on his mountain village. But after his horrific claims, aides to the ousted leader defended the campaign against Kurdish rebels. Hama said: "Birds were returning to their nests. I saw ...