A
60 min.
video-documentary
on the
Gulf War & embargo over Iraq
On August 2nd,
1990, Saddam Hussein launched his troops against Kuwait, triggering
the first major international crisis of the post-Soviet Union
era. But was this invasion a surprise in the first place?
Were all diplomatic means really utilized to try to resolve the
issue peacefully? Was there any threat from the part of Iraq against
Saudi Arabia or against any of the other Gulf states? Why wasn't
Washington's rhetoric against Saddam ever matched by any real
support to the Iraqi opposition groups? What purpose can the embargo
over Iraq serve if it is not to weaken Saddam Hussein, a result
it has evidently failed to achieve to this day? What is true behind
this mysterious "Gulf War Syndrome" that goes on affecting hundreds
of thousands of Gulf War veterans and local populations and more
and more of them every day?
A two-year investigation,
"Hidden Wars of Desert Storm" brings answers to all of these questions,
basing itself on documents never seen before on television and
backed by interviews of such prominent personalities as
Desert Storm Commander, General Norman Schwarzkopf, former
US Attorney General Ramsey Clark, former UN Iraq Program Director
Denis Halliday, former UNSCOM team-leader Scott Ritter and many
others. A large selection of archival footage, moving images recently
brought back from Iraq, an original soundtrack scored by acclaimed
composer Fritz Heede and the narration by two-time British Academy
Award-winner, actor John Hurt, all contribute to making "Hidden
Wars of Desert Storm" a fast-paced, informative documentary while
resolutely accessible to a general audience.
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