Saddam Hussein interview on CNN

Title

Saddam Hussein interview on CNN

Genre

Interview

TX Date

29 Oct 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:26

Description

Interview featuring Iraqi President Saddam Hussein where he says he has no intention of withdrawing his troops from Kuwait, despite the forces mounting against him. In a conversation with CNN correspondents via interpreter, Saddam says Iraq is seeking to avoid war, but he is confident of victory in the end if hostilities broke out. The interview followed negotiations with the Soviet envoy Yevgeny M. Primakov. The interviewer(s) is/are not identified.

Contributors

CNN; Saddam Hussein

Keywords

USA; USSR; International relations; Military affairs; Conflict resolution; Warfare; Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein

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