Gulf commander on war latest
- Title
- Gulf commander on war latest
- Genre
- Press conference
- TX Date
- 29 Jan 1991
- Year of production
- 1991
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- Duration
- 00:02:40
- Description
- Britain’s military chief in the Gulf war, Lieutenant General Sir Peter de la Billiere answers press questions about the Iraqi use of allied prisoners of war as human shields; Iraqi aircraft defecting to Iran which he sees as a sign Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is trying to salvage what he can of the Iraqi air force; readiness of allies for land offensive; damage caused by allied offensive.
- Contributors
- Peter de la Billiere
- Keywords
- Military aircraft; Oil; Air force; Prisoners of War; Wars (events); Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Air raid damage; Geneva Convention
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