Bill Glauber, Chicago Tribune, September 27, 2003 'Whenever there was a merchant, a famous name in any sector, the old regime tried to stop them,' Omar Tabra said. 'When Saddam Hussein's government went on an anti-inflation tear in 1992, it rounded up, tried and executed 42 food merchants in one day, including Tabra's father, the wealthy patriarch of a well-known trading family. Khairiya Hatim, Iraqi town councilor who was imprisoned with her family because of their allegiance to a banned opposition party, Sunday Telegraph (London), September 28, 2003 Even then, I knew I would never see him again. But the worst day was when they came for my father. One time, they buried my uncle in the sand up to his neck and left him in the heat. 'The prison was a terrible, miserable place. Below, the Iraqi people share their stories of brutality, torture, fear, and death.įor more personal stories of life after Saddam, visit Liberation Update.įor more information on Coalition assistance to protect mass graves, Mass grave sites across Iraq provide further evidence of Saddam's atrocities. The cruelty of Saddam's regime is evident in its brutality toward Iraqi citizens. Remains found at mass gravesites, located near a farm on the outskirts of Al Mahawil, Iraq, May 7, 2003.
