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CBC TV News in Review: The Persian Gulf Crisis

Item

Moving Image

16 minutes

English (Original)

Not Restricted

television program

CBC news report about the attack of Kuwait in August 1990. It contains footage of the attacks; the voice of Michael Trew (British Financial Consultant) reporting on the situation in Kuwait; images from Iraqi National Television broadcasting the news about the annexation of Kuwait to Iraq; scenes from the Iraqi Parliament congratulating Saddam Hussein on the victory; scenes from UN meetings and talks about imposing economic sanctions on Iraq; an interview with the Prime Minister of Canada justifying the sending of warships to the Gulf; an interview with President George H.W. Bush; Alison Smith’s report on the U.S. troops getting ready for deployment in Saudi Arabia; a report about support offered to Saddam Hussein from the Arab nations; a report about the oil crisis and the U.S. intervention; a report about the Canadian citizens trapped in Iraq and Kuwait which contains an interview with Monique Landry (Minister for External Relations) and footage from the Iraqi TV where Saddam Hussein explains why foreigners can not go home; a report about the closing of the Embassies in Kuwait by the Iraqi forces; and an interview with Steve Morton (Naval Lieutenant) while preparing to leave the U.S. for the Gulf.