%%Post image thumbnail below.%%  # Episode Overview > - **Date Aired:** [[10-14-2023]] > - **Title:** The Nayirah Testimony > - **Episode:** 251 > - **Description:** Going through some historical instances of manipulation and deceit that led to catastrophic consequences. > - **Link:** <https://rumble.com/v3pc9zg-big-dig-energy-251-the-nayirah-testimony.html> # Replay <iframe src="https://rumble.com/embed/v3mqw1v/?pub=6eeyh" allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" style="height:100%;width:100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; "></iframe> <br> # Greetings & Announcements 1. Halloween ([[10-31-2023]]) lands on a Chewsday! I will be doing some sort of spooky gaming stream that night instead of the usual show. I haven't done one in a couple of years, and we had a great time during the last one. I still don't know exactly which games I'll be playing yet, but I'll let you know when I know!  At least one of the games will be Choo Choo Charles.   # Segments ## The Gulf War On 2 August 1990, the Iraqi Army invaded and occupied Kuwait, committing numerous atrocities across the country, which was met with international condemnation and brought immediate economic sanctions against Iraq by members of the UN Security Council. 35 nations led by the United States formed a coalition, the largest military alliance since World War II, launched Operation Desert Storm. The initial conflict to expel Iraqi troops from Kuwait began with an aerial and naval bombardment on 17 January 1991, continuing for five weeks. This was followed by a ground assault on 24 February. This was a decisive victory for the coalition forces, who liberated Kuwait and advanced into Iraqi territory. The coalition ceased its advance and declared a ceasefire 100 hours after the ground campaign started. However, at the start of it only 63% of American general population was in favor of war while 31% opposed it. This all changed on a single event, the now notorious "Nayirah testimony". ### The Nayirah Testimony The Nayirah testimony[^1] was false testimony given before the United States Congressional Human Rights Caucus on October 10, 1990, by a 15-year-old girl who was publicly identified at the time by her first name, Nayirah. The testimony was widely publicized and was cited numerous times by U.S. senators and President George H. W. Bush in their rationale to support Kuwait in the Gulf War. **In her emotional testimony, Nayirah claimed that after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait she had witnessed Iraqi soldiers take babies out of incubators in a Kuwaiti hospital, take the incubators, and leave the babies to die.** The effect was instantaneous. Nayirah's testimony was widely publicized.[^2] Hill & Knowlton (an American PR firm), which had filmed the hearing, sent out a video news release to MediaLink, a firm which served about 700 television stations in the United States.  **October 10, 1990:** <https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4496761/nayirah> > <p align="justify">Mr. Chairman, and members of the committee, my name is Nayirah and I just came out of Kuwait. My mother and I were in Kuwait on August 2nd for a peaceful summer holiday. My older sister had a baby on July 29th and we wanted to spend some time in Kuwait with her. > > I only pray that none of my 10th grade classmates had a summer vacation like I did. I may have wished sometimes that I can be an adult, that I could grow up quickly. What I saw happening to the children of Kuwait and to my country has changed my life forever, has changed the life of all Kuwaitis, young and old, mere children or more. > > My sister with my five-day-old nephew traveled across the desert to safety. There is no milk available for the baby in Kuwait. They barely escaped when their car was stuck in the desert sand and help came from Saudi Arabia. > > I stayed behind and wanted to do something for my country. The second week after the invasion, I volunteered at the AlIdar Hospital with 12 other women who wanted to help as well. I was the youngest volunteer. The other women were from 20 to 30 years old. > > While I was there, I saw the Iraqi soldiers come into the hospital with guns. They took the babies out of the incubators, took the incubators, and left the children to die on the cold floor. It was horrifying. I could not help but think of my nephew, who was born premature and might have died that day as well. After I left the hospital, some of my friends and I distributed flyers condemning the Iraqi invasion until we were warned we might be killed if the Iraqis saw us. > > The Iraqis have destroyed everything in Kuwait. They stripped the supermarkets of food, the pharmacies of medicine, the factories of medical supplies, ransacked their houses and tortured neighbors and friends. > > I saw and talked to a friend of mine after his torture and release by the Iraqis. He is 22, but he looked as though he could have been an old man. The Iraqis dunked his head into a swimming pool until he almost drowned. They pulled out his fingernails and then played electric shocks to sensitive, private parts of his body. He was lucky to survive. > > If an Iraqi soldier is found dead in the neighborhood, they burn to the ground all the houses in the general vicinity and would not let firefighters come until the only ash and rubble was left. > > The Iraqis were making fun of President Bush and verbally and physically abusing my family and me on our way out of Kuwait. We only did so because life in Kuwait became unbearable. They have forced us to hide, burn or destroy everything identifying our country and our government. > > I want to emphasize that Kuwait is our mother and the Emir our father. We repeated this on the roofs of our houses in Kuwait until the Iraqis began shooting at us, and we shall repeat it again. I am glad I am 15, old enough to remember Kuwait before Saddam Hussein destroyed it and young enough to rebuild it. > > Thank you.</p> [10-11-1990](https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-nayirah-testimony-aft/133461030/): Testimony pushed out across major newspapers nationwide.  [Larger Image](https://i.postimg.cc/9QLpL3S1/BDE-Capture-7.png)  ### Senate Authorizes War **[01-14-1991](https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Authorization_for_Use_of_Military_Force_Against_Iraq_Resolution_of_1991): Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 1991** Link: <https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-105/pdf/STATUTE-105-Pg3.pdf> <div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 60%;"><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/viewer?embedded=true&url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-105/pdf/STATUTE-105-Pg3.pdf" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> ### Operation Desert Storm **[01-17-1991](https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-american-republic-1-17-1991-gulf/133460514/):** **U.S. Launches Gulf War With Massive Air Attack**  ### Ambassador Piece in Newspapers [04-23-1991](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian/133461703/): Ambassador's Family Trapped in Kuwait  ### Relationship Becomes Known [01-07-1992](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald/133461801/): Controversy Flares Over Tale of Iraqi Atrocities  ### Retrospect [01-09-1992](https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star/133461989/): Identity of 'Nayirah' Would Have Cast Timely Doubt on Arocity Story  ## Pentagon Paid $500M For Iraq Propaganda Link: <http://labs.thebureauinvestigates.com/fake-news-and-false-flags/>  %%Footer Starts Here%% ---  --- # Keep Digging %%Space%% ## Tags #Stream/BDE ### Footnotes & References The Show 📺/2023/October/BDE251.md [^1]: Nayirah Testimony on Wikipedia: <https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Nayirah_testimony> [^2]: Source: <https://naqvi-syed.medium.com/the-great-lie-of-the-gulf-war-how-a-false-testimony-changed-the-american-public-view-of-the-war-fe3bbbeea87d>