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  • State of the Union speech - George Bush on Gulf War (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    In his State of the Union address, US President George Bush pays tribute to troops in the Persian Gulf and, while support for the Gulf War is still strong, he says the current economic recession will be...

  • Iraqi withdrawal from Khafji - Parliamentary debate (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate

    Defence Secretary Tom King tells the House of Commons that the Saudi Arabian city of Khafji is now free of Iraqi forces. Reaction from anti-war campaigner, Labour’s Dennis Canavan. Prime Minister John...

  • Iraqi troops out of Khafji - John Major and George Bush (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Baghdad Radio has announced that Iraqi troops have re-established their positions in Kuwait after withdrawing from the Saudi Arabian city of Khafji. British Tornado aircraft have destroyed an Iraqi Scud...

  • John Major’s message to British troops serving in the Gulf (1991)

    Genre
    Interview; Tribute

    Prime Minister John Major says British troops stationed in the Persian Gulf will not be kept out there any longer than necessary and he offers them a message of support. Questions posed by an unidentified...

  • Interview with injured US servicemen - Gulf War (1991)

    Genre
    Interview

    Two US servicemen talk about their front line experience. One is unnamed, the other is 21 year-old Corporal Jeff(?) Brown who was hit with shrapnel from friendly fire and will be awarded the Purple Heart....

  • Reaction to State of the Union address (1991)

    Genre
    Vox pop

    Reaction (of US servicepeople in the Gulf?) to the State of the Union address given by US President George Bush.

  • Gunfire (Gulf War?) (1991)

    Genre
    Special

    Series of unidentified, slightly muffled noises, probably gunfire. Little background noise (possibly a distant explosion), and no context provided. Possibly recorded in or around Khafji, Saudi Arabia, as...

  • Saddam Hussein interview for CNN (1991)

    Genre
    Interview

    CNN reporter Peter Arnett speaks to Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein about the Gulf War in an exclusive interview. Hussein, speaking through an interpreter, says he does not believe Iraq will lose the war, as...

  • Allied forces retake Khafji despite loss of lives (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Speech

    Unidentified female reports on the recapturing of Khafji, Saudi Arabia, by allied forces. Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein is continuing to send more troops. US security analyst Anthony Cordesman comments....

  • George Bush on liberating Kuwait (1991)

    Genre
    Speech

    US President George Bush on the progress of Operation Desert Storm in Kuwait and Iraq. Cheering crowds can be heard.