Not Your Sweetie

Iran sues U.S. in world court for helping Saddam kill Iranians

Translated from Der Spiegel
http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,236508,00.html

A strange spectacle in court: As the USA prepares for a war against
Iraq, it is being sued by Iran for its previous close relationship to
Saddam Hussein. At the International Court of Justice, Teheran is
accusing the United States of delivering dangerous chemicals and deadly viruses to
Baghdad during the eighties.

The Hague - The oral deposition in Iran's suit against the United States in the matter
of the destruction of Iranian oil platforms in 1987/88
began on Monday. The suit was presented to the highest court of the
United Nations in 1992 and has been handled in writing ever since.

Teheran accuses Washington of the destruction of three oil platforms in the Persial
Gulf. The US argues that the attack was in retaliation of Iranian attacks of ships sailing
under the American flag. The court has scheduled three weeks to hear arguments from
both sides.