US reaction to Iraqi capture of airmen

Title

US reaction to Iraqi capture of airmen

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

22 Jan 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:04:37

Description

Report on US anger at the treatment of airmen captured in Iraq and shown on Iraqi television. Includes comment from US President, George H. W. Bush; Iraq’s chief diplomat in Washington, Khalid J. Shewayish; Republican Senator, Orrin Hatch; Tampa security chief Freddie(?) Price; Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams. Nick Peters reports from Washington for LBC Newstalk 97.3.

Contributors

Nick Peters; Orrin Hatch; George H. W. Bush; Pete Williams; Khalid J. Shewayish; Freddie(?) Price

Keywords

USA; Public opinion; Television; Broadcasting; Pilots; Air force; Prisoners of War; Casualties; Wars (events); Civilians; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); American (cultural identity); Geneva Convention III

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