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Tennessee Kurds at Long Last See Saddam on Trial for Genocide

Saddam Hussein in 1993
Saddam Hussein in 1993

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Nashville, TN – Saddam Hussein is standing trial for the gassing deaths of thousands of Kurdish civilians in the late 1980s. In Nashville, this country's largest Kurdish community is hoping the ex-dictator finally sees justice for the genocide. We hear from Tahir Hussein, head of the Nashville Kurdish Forum. This is taken from a 2005 award-winning documentary called "Saddam On Trial", produced by Western's Public Radio.

Kevin is the News Director at WKU Public Radio. He has been with the station since 1999, and was previously the Assistant News Director, and also served as local host of Morning Edition.