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USA declares war on Iraq (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Following a vote in the US Congress, the USA has effectively declared war on Iraq. Various unidentified politicians and anti-war campaigners express their views. Congressman Joseph Kennedy makes a speech, as...
Iraqi people accept challenge of war with USA (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Andy Stenton reports from Baghdad as the Iraqi people vote to accept war against the United States. Saqdi(?) Mehdi Salah(?) announces the feelings of Iraq after UN Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar’s...
Lithuanian people protest against Soviet invasion (1991)
- Genre
- News report
Sue Jameson reports from Vilnius, Lithuania where crowds have gathered to protest outside a relay station containing Soviet troops.
Highest settlement for road traffic fatality (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Tim Crook reports on the case of Gregory Horton(?), a distinguished spinal surgeon who was killed on 17/09/88 by dangerous driver Jamie Smart. Mr Justice McPherson has granted a settlement to his widow...
Desert Rats prepare for Iraq war (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Defence correspondent Paul Maurice reports from Saudi Arabia as the Deserts Rats of the British 7th Armoured Brigade train in preparation for war in Iraq. Colonel John Morbey(?) describes the manoeuvres and...
Soldiers prepare for Iraq war (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Interview
Defence correspondent Paul Maurice reports from Saudi Arabia as Allied troops prepare for war in Iraq hours before the United Nations deadline. Captain Bill Hedges says that his men have finished training...
MPs vote in favour of war against Iraq (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
MPs in the House of Commons have backed the use of force against Saddam Hussein and Iraq to remove them from Kuwait. MPs voted 534 to 57 in favour of going to war. UK Prime Minister John Major says that the...
Tension growing in Lithuania (1991)
- Genre
- News report
Sue Jameson reports from Lithuania where tension is growing over fears of a military coup. The roads are blocked off around the Lithuanian Parliament and President Landsbergis has information that an air...
Nurse McKenley cleared of manslaughter (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Nurse Florence McKenley(?) of Essex has been cleared of manslaughter and speaks to reporter Tim Crook outside the Old Bailey. She says she feels sorry for the relatives of the 11 month-old child who died at...
UN Secretary-General urges Saddam Hussein to remove troops from Kuwait (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
With the United Nations deadline approaching, UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar calls for Saddam Hussein to pull his troops out of Kuwait and avoid war. Perez de Cuellar says that the Palestine...