POWs forced to make statement on Iraqi television

Title

POWs forced to make statement on Iraqi television

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

21 Jan 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:49

Description

Prisoners of war including British airmen have been put on Iraqi television, forced to make a plea for peace. British Flight Lieutenant Adrian John Nichol(?) and US Lieutenant Jeffrey Norton Zaun were among the POWs forced to make statements. Rosemary Hunter, sister-in-law of captured pilot Guy Hunter, comments on how the statements appeared forced. David Myatt of the Red Cross comments on prisoners’ rights. Billy Hunter expresses relief that his brother is alive at all. Iraqi Ambassador to the UN, Azmi Shafiq Al-Salihi claims the POWs are being treated well. Mark Phillips reports.

Contributors

Mark Phillips; Azmi Shafiq Al-Salihi; Rosemary Hunter; Billy Hunter; Adrian John Nichol(?); Jeffrey Norton Zaun

Keywords

USA; UK; British; Air warfare; Television; Family; Prisoners of War; Wars (events); Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); American (cultural identity); Guy Hunter; Geneva Convention III

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