Saud bin Nasir Al-Sabah
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Shaikh Saud bin Nasir Al-Sabah is a member of the Kuwait
House of Al-Sabah ruling family and the former Kuwaiti ambassador
to U.S.
His daughter Nayirah
(Nijirah al-Sabah) and himself were reportedly involved in Citizens for a Free Kuwait
which was a front group established by the Kuwaiti government to promote the 1991 U.S. war in the Persian Gulf
(Gulf War
/Operation Desert Storm). This involvement has been covered in the documentary film
To Sell a War
.
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
House of Al-Sabah ruling family and the former Kuwaiti ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
to U.S.
His daughter Nayirah
Nurse Nayirah
Nayirah refers to the controversial testimony given before the non-governmental Congressional Human Rights Caucus on October 10, 1990, by a female who provided only her first name, Nayirah...
(Nijirah al-Sabah) and himself were reportedly involved in Citizens for a Free Kuwait
Citizens for a Free Kuwait
Citizens for a Free Kuwait was an astroturf operation established by the Kuwaiti government to persuade the US public to look favourably on US military action in the Persian Gulf...
which was a front group established by the Kuwaiti government to promote the 1991 U.S. war in the Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
(Gulf War
Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
/Operation Desert Storm). This involvement has been covered in the documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
To Sell a War
To sell a war
To Sell A War is a documentary, first aired in December 1992 as part of CBC programme the fifth estate. The programme was directed by Martyn Gregory and produced by Neil Docherty....
.
External links
- http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/photos/photos.php?file=P15015-04.jpg Saud bin Nasir Al-Sabah official meeting with President George H. W. BushGeorge H. W. BushGeorge Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
- John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton, "How PR Sold the War in the Persian Gulf," excerpted from Toxic Sludge Is Good For You: Lies, Damn Lies and the Public Relations Industry (Monroe, ME: Common Courage Press), 1995.
- The Man Who Sold the War - from Rolling Stone
