
Category: Middle East


September 21, 1990 – Saddam Hussein: “Prepare For The Mother And Father Of All Battles”.
September 21, 1990 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 21, 1990 – As the wheels of war began to ratchet up louder and faster, Iraq’s Saddam Hussein took to the airwaves, breaking into the running of a popular Iraqi TV comedy to inform everyone


August 20, 1990 – Using The H Word – Crisis In The Persian Gulf
August 20, 1990 – CBS Radio News On The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 20, 1990 – The situation in the Persian Gulf was heating up by the hour. For the first time since the crisis began, President Bush referred to the Americans (and people from other



July 15-20, 2018 – While You Were Otherwise Occupied – News You Might Have Missed
As a reminder that a lot goes on in the world, whether we are aware of it or not; a friend reacted in horror earlier today, learning of the latest serious situation going on in the Middle East. It was pointed out to me that many, if not most news


June 18, 2008 – Same Sex Marriage In California – Midwest Flood Waters Surge – A Middle-East Refugee Tsunami
June 18, 2008 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 18, 2008: just ten years ago today. Same sex marriage became legal in California. After a long battle and with still-contentious opponents, the first marriage licenses were granted to Gay and Lesbian couples all over

May 25, 2001 – A Building Collapse In Jerusalem; For Once, No Terrorism- Bob Dylan At 60
May 25, 2001 – BBC World Service News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 25, 2001 – The collapse of a wedding hall during festivities in Jerusalem brought the instant assumption of a terrorist bombing. But after a few minutes, it was determined the Versailles Wedding Hall, hosting a