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Re: [casi] al-Salahi book about 1991 Iraqi intifada?




Hi Glen & List,
Sorry to be pedantic, but, as already stated, the Major General's correct
name is 'Salihi' or 'Salhi' (I'll accept correction). Bert G.


>From: Glen Rangwala <gr10009@hermes.cam.ac.uk>
>To: CASI discuss list <soc-casi-discuss@lists.cam.ac.uk>
>Subject: [casi] al-Salahi book about 1991 Iraqi intifada?
>Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 19:24:12 +0100 (BST)
>
>The book is called "al-Zilzal" (The Earthquake).
>
>Table of contents and precis are at:
>
>http://www.nahrain.com/d/culture/zilzal/
>
>(author usually transliterated as Salihi or Salhi not Salahi)
>
>I haven't read the book (and would be interested in hearing from anyone
>who has, too), but it was praised by David J. Scheffer, US
>Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, for being "one of courage and
>hope for the people of Iraq".
>http://www.fas.org/news/iraq/2000/09/iraq-000918.htm
>Given that Salihi was leading an armoured brigade for the Iraqi state
>against the uprising (as he did again in March 1995, against the INC's
>slight uprising), whatever does Scheffer mean?
>
>Glen.
>
>
>On Thu, 18 Jul 2002, Colin Rowat wrote:
>
> > Dear list members,
> >
> > A friend has asked me whether I have heard of a book by Maj-Gen Najib
> > al-Salahi which describes the 1991 Iraqi uprising and, if so, whether I
>knew
> > anything about the quality of his portrayal.  As I don't know the book,
>I
> > wonder whether any members of the list might know it.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Colin Rowat
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