| Description | Folder of presscuttings, telex reports and bulletin digests chronicling the progress of the Second Gulf War during November 1990. These include a Financial Times report on dissent in Baghdad, three reports from the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and Telegraph on the execution of eight generals and disappearance or sacking of senior military personnel, other reports of Iraqi defections and requests for asylum in Turkey, a series of reports about schoolgirl killings that were revealed to be a hoax, two reports from Patrick Cockburn in Baghdad on the situation inside Iraq, a Wall Street Journal article on 'Iraq, War and America's Constitution', Carol Berger's report from Jeddah on the differing views between Saudis, Egyptians and Syrians on the prospect of military actions against Iraq, a report from the Independent, 'The view from inside Kuwait' written by 'A British Citizen', and other claims of Iraqi human rights abuses in Kuwait. Other topics covered include a profile of Iraqi Ambassador to the US, Dr Mohammad Sadiq Al-Mashat, More details of political events, military activities, speeches and diplomatic statements are contained in dozens of bulletin pages compiled by the BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. |