– ABC Radio News – Special Report – August 19, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection –
As the saber-rattling ratcheted up a few notches, the question over what was going to become of the 3,000+ foreign nationals living in Kuwait started to occupy the thoughts of those who had friends, families and loved ones now living in the pressure-cooker.
Amid calls from Saddam Hussein for Foreigners living in Kuwait to assemble at designated areas for transport to undisclosed locations, Britain urged its nationals to stay put and don’t go anywhere. Suddenly, the idea of America invading, liberating and kicking Iraq out of Kuwait didn’t seem that easy, or at least not without some potential downside.
Here is a special report from ABC Radio News for August 19, 1990, giving details, insights and scenarios to an anxious public. The airwaves would be filled with a lot of these worst-case scenarios in the coming days. The big buildup, 34 years ago.
As you probably know by now, Past Daily is going through a few changes. Over the past several months we’ve been introducing new features and losing old ones. We’ve begun to run ads, only because we really need the income to stay online and hope this isn’t a problem. Of course, if you consider subscribing and becoming a Patron via Patreon, you get the posts ad-free and the option to download all the audio we post here – our way of saying thank you for your support. Joining Patreon is easy and we’ve made it even easier for you by offering you a free trial to kick the tires, as it were. All you have to do is click on the red box just below, the one that says Become A Patron, and be part of the family. We’ll be offering more perks as time goes on – but we need to get stable first and we can only do that with your support. So do everybody a favor and join us – we’d love to have you!
Saddam And The View From Baghdad: Rounding Up The Foreigners – August 19, 1990
– ABC Radio News – Special Report – August 19, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection –
As the saber-rattling ratcheted up a few notches, the question over what was going to become of the 3,000+ foreign nationals living in Kuwait started to occupy the thoughts of those who had friends, families and loved ones now living in the pressure-cooker.
With the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, and the systematic dismantling of the Kuwaiti government – and with the “coalition of the willing” armed forces staging at the Kuwait border, ready to invade at any time – rumors the foreigners still living in and around Kuwait City would be used as Human Shields started getting many people nervous.
Amid calls from Saddam Hussein for Foreigners living in Kuwait to assemble at designated areas for transport to undisclosed locations, Britain urged its nationals to stay put and don’t go anywhere. Suddenly, the idea of America invading, liberating and kicking Iraq out of Kuwait didn’t seem that easy, or at least not without some potential downside.
Here is a special report from ABC Radio News for August 19, 1990, giving details, insights and scenarios to an anxious public. The airwaves would be filled with a lot of these worst-case scenarios in the coming days. The big buildup, 34 years ago.
As you probably know by now, Past Daily is going through a few changes. Over the past several months we’ve been introducing new features and losing old ones. We’ve begun to run ads, only because we really need the income to stay online and hope this isn’t a problem. Of course, if you consider subscribing and becoming a Patron via Patreon, you get the posts ad-free and the option to download all the audio we post here – our way of saying thank you for your support. Joining Patreon is easy and we’ve made it even easier for you by offering you a free trial to kick the tires, as it were. All you have to do is click on the red box just below, the one that says Become A Patron, and be part of the family. We’ll be offering more perks as time goes on – but we need to get stable first and we can only do that with your support. So do everybody a favor and join us – we’d love to have you!
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