Title

Report on Bush speech - American hostages in Iraq

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

20 Aug 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:43

Description

Report on US President George Bush’s speech to the annual convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, in which he warned Saddam Hussein that Iraq was responsible for the welfare of all American hostages. The language used by Bush has created speculation that an attack on Iraq is likely. Paul Woodley reports from New York.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; George H. W. Bush

Keywords

Hostages; Wars (events); Kuwait; Civilians; Iraq; Foreigners; Gulf War (1990-1991); VFW

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