Greetings from Iraq (1992)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- This documentary on the lives of Iraqi civilians after the "First Gulf War" was originally shown on WGBH in Boston.
Shot in Iraq in the fall of 1992, it examines the effects of war and sanctions on average Iraqis. At the time, many Iraqis were hopeful that they might see an eventual improvement in their lives. With Bill Clinton about to enter the White House, many imagined that the U.S. might show more concern for the people of Iraq.
No one anticipated the wholesale destruction, invasion, and occupation of Iraq that would enfold in 2003 under the second Bush presidency.
Produced, directed, and narrated by Signe Taylor. Shot, recorded, & compressed by Randy Graham.
Where are the Iraqis interviewed in the film now? What course have their lives taken? Are they even alive?
A proposed second trip to Iraq in 2004-2005 by the same filmmakers to answer many of these questions could not garner any funding from PBS. Personally, I still hope to return to Iraq someday for a followup documentary on the lives of ordinary people in these tumultuous decades.
Shot with a Sony Hi-8 camcorder.
Yes, i lived those years in Baghdad as a teenager
My parents left baghdad in 1990 when my sister was 6 years old.. i wish nothing bad wouldve happened to our countries like iraq, syria etc maybe i wouldve been blessed to lived in baghdad too
My Father Used to make Dresses For A Trader To Export In Iraq, but when i was born 1991, the whole business went to still and so many people lost livelihood
That was devastating
This is so amazing. Everyone in national defence needs to watch this
Yes I remember these days I was in the military service ❤IRAQ thank you great video ❤
كل هذه الامور التي حدثت منذُ التسعينات وحتى الآن سببها دولة اسمها امريكا و اوروبا لا يتحدثون الا عن السلام العالمي وهم من يتسببون في حروب جميع الدول العربية والاجنبية والاسلامية تبا لهم وللحرية اللذي يتكلمون عنه من تحرر وسلام وثقافة والديمقراطية
C'est vrai. Les US se livrent à une propagande énorme depuis des années...
The Americans and Europe are the ones who did all this destruction
العرق الابيض هو اقذر عرق خلقه الله
@@iraqi_altair استغفر الله يا اخي ليس هناك أقذر خلق استغفر ربك ولا تكفر بكلمات لا تعرف معناها جميعا خلقنا الله جميلين من الخارج والداخل والمسئلة ليس مسئلة عرق ابيض او ذهبي إنما الموضوع كله هو العقل وهم عقولهم مغسوله وهذا كله بسبب الاديان الوهميه هناك من يسمون أنفسهم يهود وهم من قاموا بتغيير الكتاب المقدس لهم وليس كتاب واحد بل كتب ومن ثم قاموا بغسل عقولهم
Arab wars are cause by Arab countries stop spreading propaganda 😂
People of Iraq are battle hardened
Western world couldn't really let them be. High ranking UN official once said they knew that sanction wouldn't do anything to hurt saddam. Their did not have a goal .
They couldnt stop after the gulf war. People culture, happiness somehow survived the gulf war but US couldn't leave them alone.
They turned these open, equal society into a oppressed religious regime.
If these people knew what was gonna happen after Saddam. My god.
This is so heartbreaking to watch, I was born in 1992 and for that obvious reason was devoid of the ability to be aware of what was occurring but still, it makes me feel incredibly guilty and frustrated to not have had the ability to do anything about it. However, if I did, I would of gone to great lengths to help relieve the suffering of those innocent families and children who had done nothing to deserve this. It’s so morally and ethically wrong to punish those who are completely powerless over what is happening politically between ours and their government!
Hi! I made this film and am pretty blown away that it has 19k views! Could you please add my name as the Director and Producer? I'm glad that you uploaded it and that people are interested in seeing it.
Never mind just saw that Randy and I are credited!
كل ما حصل للعراق من حروب وحصار ودمار سببها أمريكا الحاقدة كان العراق اجمل دولة بالعالم لم يبقى شي الا وفعلة الغرب لتدميره أتمنى ان يعود العراق كما كان مللنا من الحروب اصبحنا منهكين 😢
يوماً ما سوف نرى ما يحدث في العالم سوف يتحول في دول من قاموا بكل هذه الجرائم والفساد والتخريب والسرقه لعن الله الامريكان والدول الاوروبية قاطعوا هم اقتصاديا حاربوا الشياطين اقتصاديا وفي المستقبل القريب سوف ترا كيف يتحول دولهم الى دول تعمها الخراب والفساد ان هؤلاء مجرمين لم يرحموا احد لذلك لا ترحموا هم اقتصاديا توقفوا من الشراء من منتجات امريكا واوروبا وتوقفوا من السفر اليهم واذا انتم مجبرون السفر اليها هناك طرق اخرى وهي عدم الشراء من منتجاتهم وخذوا المنتجات المستوردة للدول الاسيويه الصديقة او العربيه فقط
So you will attack and kill pepole who had nothing to do with the war you will become no better then those who invaded your country and we will not be bully by you we will fight back and crush you
You will regret it
America must pay
America is paying now.
Pay us back in goat meat
This is why no one likes you Iraqis
The situation in Iraq during the Saddam Hussein regime and afterwards seemed complicated on the one hand the United States embargoed Iraq from all fronts and on the other their government intimidated their own people.
وين البنت الي تتكلم بالفيديو ياناس
I'm not USA
I'm iraq saddam
no idea what it means, but based
Saddam was trailed for killing some 700/800 Kurdish but in this video 400 civilian Iraqis killed in a single bombing, no one in the west was accused for it. Hypocrates
Irak eskiden daha güzel miş
The country was so beautiful and developed, it's a shame what the US and its warmonger allies have done.
Are they still live ?
If were talking about the kids I’d say yes, they looked to be around 6 so they’d be around 30, but since the war happened in 2003 most DEFINITELY a huge portion of the kids you saw are now dead.
Saddam like regimes first to blame
يشبه السني
دمرتم وخربتم العراق وهجرتم شعبه, بحجة الحرية والديمقراطية, شكرا على لا شئ
The sanctions were meant to deplete the morale and resources of a country until the government of that country would give up and surrender to the matter of fact. However, the UN was dealing with a ruthless dictator who he himself engaged in suppressing and killing his own citizens-with chemical weapons sometimes. So in reality, Saddam didn't really care about these Iraqi children, but he made sure to use them as scapegoats to bring the world to ease sanctions on Iraq. This documentary and many others filmed in Iraq between 1991-2002 is proof that he tried to get every foreign journalist to document these crimes against humanity committed against the people of Iraq. If there's hell, I hope that he rot in it for eternity, not only him, but also everyone who watched these documentaries, and knew about the situation in Iraq and was able to do something but didn't do anything.
Politic is never about helping other humans and countries it is just avout winnig which was the goal of us of terroism.
@Abraham Ahferom 100% TRUE
@@nooralseif8636 Wrong, the sanctions were meant to turn the Iraqis against Saddam in order to facilitate the invasion. They have been trying to do the same with Iran but they just won't budge
You forgot the ones who imposed the sanctions in the first place. Rather than Saddam, they should rot in deepest pits of hell.
You and your government will surely burn in hell for all eternity inshallah!
All fault of the USA.
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