Fayegh Fallahi, who was injured in an Iraqi chemical attack during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, is cared for by his wife at their home in Nowdesheh in Kermanshah province, 680 km (425 miles) southwest of Tehran July 5, 2008. High in remote Kurdish mountains, Iranian villagers still nurse ravaged eyes and lungs, 20 years after Iraqi poison gas attacks that went mostly ignored by world powers then siding with Saddam Hussein against Iran. That perceived hypocrisy continues to rankle in the Islamic Republic, now accused by the West of seeking nuclear weapons. Picture taken July 5, 2008. Reuters Pictures 19 months ago

Fayegh Fallahi, who was injured in an Iraqi chemical attack during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, is cared for by his wife at their home in Nowdesheh in Kermanshah province, 680 km (425 miles) southwest of Tehran July 5, 2008. High in remote Kurdish mountains, Iranian villagers still nurse ravaged eyes and lungs, 20 years after Iraqi poison gas attacks that went mostly ignored by world powers then siding with Saddam Hussein against Iran. That perceived hypocrisy continues to rankle in the Islamic Republic, now accused by the West of seeking nuclear weapons. Picture taken July 5, 2008.

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  12. Iraqi parliament speaker Ayad al-Samarai speaks to the press following an Iraqi Parliament session, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Hundreds of protesters denounced Iraqis still loyal to Saddam Hussein's Baath Party on Sunday as tensions soared over the decision to blacklist suspected Baathists from next month's election. Parliament met briefly Sunday but did not take action on the ban, which was suspended by an appeals court. Lawmakers are expected to meet again Monday as a panel of judges combs through the list.
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  14. Protesters hold X marked posters of Iraqi Sunni lawmakers Dhafir al-Ani (R) and Saleh al-Mutlaq during a rally against the former Baath Party return in Basra, 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad February 7, 2010. Iraq's Shi'ite parties held emotional demonstrations on Sunday and vowed to purge loyalists of Saddam Hussein's outlawed Baath party as tensions over a list of candidates banned from a March election soared.
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