How The US Government Punished A Man For Helping Dying Children
Suffering from leukemia, 5 year-old Sahira lies in her bed as her mother weeps at the Saddam Children’s Hospital in Baghdad Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1999. The U.S. sanctions regime placed on Iraq made food and medical supplies a rare luxury, causing an estimated 400,000 children to die. (AP/Murad Sezer)