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Episode 8: Nayirah al-Ṣabaḥ, George HW Bush, and the Iraq Scam

Episode 8: Nayirah al-Ṣabaḥ, George HW Bush, and the Iraq Scam

FromThe Fact Hunter


Episode 8: Nayirah al-Ṣabaḥ, George HW Bush, and the Iraq Scam

FromThe Fact Hunter

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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Nov 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Nayirah testimony was a false testimony given before the United States Congressional Human Rights Caucus on October 10, 1990 by a 15-year-old girl who provided only her first name, Nayirah. The testimony was widely publicized, and was cited numerous times by United States senators and President George H. W. Bush in their rationale to back Kuwait in the Gulf War. In 1992, it was revealed that Nayirah's last name was al-Ṣabaḥ (Arabic: نيرة الصباح‎) and that she was the daughter of Saud Al-Sabah, the Kuwaiti ambassador to the United States. Furthermore, it was revealed that her testimony was organized as part of the Citizens for a Free Kuwait public relations campaign, which was run by the American public relations firm Hill & Knowlton for the Kuwaiti government. Following this, al-Sabah's testimony has come to be regarded as a classic example of modern atrocity propaganda. DelmarvaStudios.netEmail: Delmarvastudios@mail.comTwitter: @DelmarvaStudios
Released:
Nov 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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