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The Consequences of Ignored Intelligence in the Gulf War
53:18 - 1:03:22 (10:04)
The author highlights the consequences of ignored intelligence during the Gulf War, including a cover-up of information and the long-term chaos in the Middle East. He suggests that if the intelligence had been acted upon, the world would be a safer place today without American troops in Saudi soil.
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Theories abound about the actions taken during the Gulf War, and new information continues to come to light.
53:18 - 57:59 (04:41)
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Theories abound about the actions taken during the Gulf War, and new information continues to come to light. In this episode, the team explores the idea that the Brits may have taken control of the Kuwaiti control tower, and the Saudis had previously turned down an offer from a rich Saudi to raise an army to remove Saddam from Kuwait City.
ChapterThe Consequences of Ignored Intelligence in the Gulf War
Episode#359 - Stephen Davis - The Secrets Of British Airways Flight 149
PodcastModern Wisdom
The cover-up of Operation Trojan Horse was partly to avoid revealing the fact that the British were providing intelligence on the ground to support the American-led coalition.
58:00 - 1:03:22 (05:22)
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The cover-up of Operation Trojan Horse was partly to avoid revealing the fact that the British were providing intelligence on the ground to support the American-led coalition. Furthermore, a revelation that the Iraqis were adopting defensive positions from the start would have raised hard questions, and the book Trojan Horse reveals how 30 years of chaos and destruction in the Middle East all come from the initial decision of having American troops on Saudi soil.