On a clear March morning, little seven-year-old Sarko boarded his school bus in the city of Halabja, Iraq. On his way to school, Sarko’s bus was hit with a chemical bomb. He and his schoolmates were enveloped in a cloud of poisonous gas. Iraqi fighter jets began dropping chemical bombs all across Halabja, through the direct order of Saddam Hussein. It would later be described as the largest single chemical attack in history.
In a moment, the entire town was wiped out. The few who didn’t die instantly suffered horrible injuries and either lost their lives shortly thereafter or were ...