Spider's Web

Description for SPIDER'S WEB: THE SECRET HISTORY OF HOW THE WHITE ILLEGALLY ARMED IRAQ by Alan Friedman:

The account of how London, Washington & Rome brushed aside both laws & stated policies in a relentless quest to arm Saddam Hussein throughout the 1980s --- & even weeks before Iraqs invasion of Kuwait. Explains how the politics of oil & money dictated the Wests attempt to embrace Saddam in a cocoon of moderation, & then mount a cynical cover-up to hide the truth from Parliament & Congress. Reveals how the Thatcher & Bush governments allowed lethal technology & equipment to flow to Iraq, in the face of explicit warnings that the goods could be used in Saddams nuclear & chemical warfare projects.