US leaving Iraq to civil war

Title

US leaving Iraq to civil war

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

4 Apr 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:45

Description

Nick Peters reports from washington for LBC Newstalk 97.3 on CIA officials having helped Iraqi rebels attempting to overthrow Saddam Hussein and how the official line is that the US wanted Saddam’s military to rebel and will not assist rebel groups such as the Kurds who are now being persecuted. Follows the end of the Gulf war. Includes speeches by US President George H W Bush and Democratic Senator George Mitchell.

Contributors

Nick Peters; George Mitchell; George H. W. Bush; LBC Newstalk 97.3

Keywords

USA; Armed forces; Political systems; Military affairs; Humanitarian assistance; Ethnic groups; Intelligence service; Foreign aid; Persecution; Wars (events); Political refugees; Iraq; Saddam Hussein; Kurds; Gulf War (1990 -1991)

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