The West in Iraq

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
The West has a long history of complicity in Iraq, from Churchill to Kennedy to George W. Bush. In his recent book, Web of Deceit, Barry Lando looks into how the US helped to create, mislead, and ultimately destroy Saddam Hussein's Iraq. Mr. Lando is a former investigative journalist for 60 Minutes.

Web of Deceit is available for purchase at amazon.com

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