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The situation in Iraq - August 1990

August 16, 1990 – The Matter Of Iraq: Overtures And Strategies

August 16, 1990 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this August 16, 1990 was about the brewing confrontation over the Iraq invasion of Kuwait. Complications, overtures and Military options were all on the…

Refugees fleeing Liberian overthrow

August 5, 1990 – Invasion And Overthrows

August 5, 1990 – ABC Information Network News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 5, 1990 – unsettling news this day. The ongoing attempted overthrow in Liberia of the government of President Samuel Doe and the outbreak of Civil…

Pakistan: Warning To The West – November 23, 1961

– ABC Radio – Pakistan: A Warning To The West – November 23, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On this day in 1961, Pakistan was making the news. Not that a crisis had broken out. In fact Pakistani…

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…

Exit: Monrovia – August 5, 1990

– ABC Information Network Hourly News – August 5, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Aside from the bigger news just looming to the east, the news regarding the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait and the nervous anticipation of further…

Waging Peace - In Yugoslavia

June 2, 1945 – Waging Peace While Waging War – Adjustments And Upheavals.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”21553″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”June 2, 1945 – War Telescope – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] News for this June 2nd in 1945 was about the transition to peace-time in Europe, the celebrations continuing, and flareups…

Funeral For A Secretary Of State – John Foster Dulles – May 27, 1959

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio Funeral for John Foster Dulles – May 27, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. The name John Foster Dulles probably doesn’t ring a lot of…

Tunisian And Algeria – Shapes Of Things To Come – 1958 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – The Situation in Tunisia and Algeria – February 14, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. With the growing movement towards independence and self-determination on the parts of…

A Word Or Two From Linus Pauling – 1958 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Meet The Press – guest: Dr. Linus Pauling – May 11, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. During the dark days of the 1950s, if you were…

A System Of Torture – An Interview With Janis Karpinski About Abu Ghraib – 2006 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC Radio National: Late Night Live – Janis Karpinski – May 22, 2006 – ABC Radio National, Australia/Gordon Skene Sound Collection With the latest set of horrifying…