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Hidden Wars of Desert Storm

2001 · 64 min

A sober, argumentative exposé that walks you through documents and testimony, leaving a lingering sense of unease about what was kept quiet.

Directed by: Audrey Brohy, Gerard Ungerman
Genres: Documentary, War
Starring: John Hurt, Norman Schwarzkopf, Ramsey Clark

Overview: "Hidden Wars of Desert Storm" looks at the origins of the Gulf War crisis and challenges the official Western "party-line" view of a spontaneous crusade for "Freedom & Democracy". Instead, the documentary exposes the White House and US State Department's hidden agenda in the Gulf as well as the Pentagon's use of radioactive ammunitions made of uranium 238.

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Directed by: Audrey Brohy, Gerard Ungerman
Genres: Documentary, War
Starring: John Hurt, Norman Schwarzkopf, Ramsey Clark

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Themes: war
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Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
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Language mild
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