British hostages in Iraq - Saddam TV appearance

Title

British hostages in Iraq - Saddam TV appearance

Genre

News report; Special

TX Date

23 Aug 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:32

Description

Saddam Hussein appears in a propaganda video on Iraqi television, with some of the foreign hostages to whom he refers as guests. Speaking through an interpreter, he says he is holding them in order to prevent a war. Clip includes a British female hostage, Pat Morton, requesting that their families are informed that they are fit and well. Tim Locke reports.

Contributors

Tim Locke; Saddam Hussein; Pat Morton

Keywords

British; Television; Broadcasting; Children (age group); Hostages; Family; Wars (events); Iraq; Foreigners; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; War propaganda

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