The invasion of Kuwait

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A compilation of stories marking the 20th anniversary of the American led invasion of Iraq in March 2003.

Caroline Hawley, who was the Baghdad correspondent for the BBC at the time, speaks to Max Pearson about reporting on Iraq.

Contributors:

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This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Bader Al-Saif, a U.S.-trained Kuwaiti academic. Together, they discuss Kuwaitis’ perceptions of the Israel-Hamas war, U.S. geostrategy, and where Kuwait itself is headed almost 35 years after Iraq’s invasion of the country. Then, Jon c ...  Show more

On August 2nd 1990, the Iraqi military invaded Kuwait City overnight, and its residents woke up to a city under occupation. The only airport was put on lockdown, and the Iraqi military set up checkpoints on the city's streets. The US, UK and Russia condemned the invasion, and som ...  Show more

📖 Episode Transcripts in Link Below ⬇️ Today, we delve into the history of the Gulf War from 1990-1991, a conflict triggered by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and involving an international coalition. https://patreon.com/HistoryinSlowGerman?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=cop ...  Show more