Iraq hostages footage shows holiday camp atmosphere

Title

Iraq hostages footage shows holiday camp atmosphere

Genre

Interview

TX Date

4 Nov 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:21

Description

Recent pictures from Iraq showed some American and British hostages held after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, being detained in a holiday camp atmosphere. But Britain’s Ambassador in Baghdad, Harold Walker, speaking to James Bays, says no one should be fooled by this propaganda.

Contributors

Harold Walker; James Bays

Keywords

UK; Propaganda; Imprisonment; Hostages; Diplomats; Wars (events); Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Baghdad

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