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An allegedly Central Intelligence Agency-supported coup in 1963 ousted the Qasim government, which was believed to be leaning toward communism. There are U.S. court records indicating the CIA militarily and monetarily assisted Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War.〔(Statement by former NSC official Howard Teicher ) to the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. (Plain text version )〕 The CIA was also involved in the failed 1996 coup against Saddam Hussein. Intelligence played an important and generally effective role in the 1990–1991 Gulf War, but was much more controversial with respect to justifying and planning the 2003 invasion of Iraq. See the appropriate chronological entries below. ==Iraq 1960== According to the Church Committee report, the CIA plotted to assassinate Iraqi prime minister Abd al-Karim Qasim with a poisoned handkerchief. The report included, "In February 1960, the Near East Division (the Directorate of Plans (i.e., Clandestine Service) ) sought the endorsement of what the Division Chief called the "Health Alteration Committee" for its proposal for a "special operation: to 'incapacitate' an Iraqi Colonel believed to be 'promoting Soviet bloc political interests in Iraq'." The Division sought the Committee's advice on a technique, "which while not likely to result in total disablement would be certain to prevent the target from pursuing his usual activities for a minimum of three months," adding: "We do not consciously seek subject's permanent removal from the scene; we also do not object should this complication develop."〔Memo, Acting Chief N.E. Division to DC/CI (code is unclear; CI is the usual abbreviation for counter-intelligence ).〕 "In April, the (Alteration ) Committee unanimously recommended to the DDP (Deputy Director for Plans, Richard Bissell) that a "disabling operation" be undertaken, noting that the Chief of Operations advised that it would be "highly desirable". Bissell's deputy, Tracy Barnes, approved the action on behalf of Bissell.〔Memo. Deputy Chief CI to DDP. 4/l/62.〕 "The approved operation was to mail a monogrammed handkerchief containing an incapacitating agent to the colonel from an Asian country (country not yet named ). () Scheider (Advisor to Bissell ) testified that, while he did not now recall the name of the recipient, he did remember mailing from the Asian country. during the period in question, a handkerchief "treated with some kind of material for the purpose of harassing that person who received it."〔Scheider Affidavit. 10/20/75. pp. 52–56.〕 During the course of this Committee's investigation, the CIA stated that the handkerchief was "in fact never received (if, indeed, sent)." It added that the colonel: "Suffered a terminal illness before a firing squad in Baghdad (an event we had nothing to do with) after our handkerchief proposal was considered."〔Memo from Chief of Operations, Near East Division to Assistant to the SA/DDO 10/26/75.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「CIA activities in Iraq」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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