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The dictatorships that ruled Iraq did not always work in the dark, Omar stated. Many of the crimes were set down in decisions, minutes, and administrative orders, which, in a harsh irony, turn the archive into both a witness to the crime and an instrument for pursuing its truth. "This is a historical trust," she explained, gesturing to the documents in front of her. "They documented the crimes with precision, and today we are trying to reveal them to the world."

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