Word: nayirahs
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Dates: during 1992-1992
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KILLING IS A QUESTION of proximity. Before the war started last year, a Kuwaiti girl, identified only by the name Nayirah, testified before the House Human Rights Committee that she had seen Iraqi soldiers rip Kuwaiti babies out of incubators and throw them on the cold floor to die. It was a horrifying story, and according to 60 Minutes, President Bush quoted it at least 10 times as a reason...
Recent investigation by a number of journalists has revealed that, as far as anyone can determine, the incident never happened. Nayirah is the daughter of the Kuwaiti ambassador and was coached in her story by public relations executives hired by the Kuwaiti government...
...course, Iraqi atrocities in Kuwait did take place. But the direct, compelling nature of Nayirah's emotional story has mitigated the atrocities our Army created in Iraq and Panama. There probably aren't enough incubators in Iraq, and the few they have were without power for weeks...
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