I earlier cited a New York Times op-ed piece by former CIA Iraq specialist Stephen Pelletiere, who questioned whether a certain chemical warfare attack upon a Kurdish village during the Iran-Iraq war was the work of Saddam Hussein's forces. Reader Leah A. pointed out that Pelletiere was citing a report issued when our government was pro-Iraq (and anti-Iran), and that human rights organizations challenged the conclusions of the report at the time. The New Republic has now published a web-only article by Associate Editor Stephen Ackerman which also challenges Pelletiere's conclusions.

It's beyond me to say who's got the factually stronger case, but it is certainly something I'd like to read more about.