Douglas Kellner ↔ United States

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Douglas Kellner is related to the United States through his critical analysis of its military actions and official narratives during the Persian Gulf conflict, as evidenced by his claims regarding the nature of U.S. troop deployments [1], his assertion that the U.S. spread disinformation to justify intervention [2], and his documentation of soldier accounts that contradicted official U.S. deployment timelines [3].

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The Persian Gulf TV War by Douglas Kellner (http://www.gseis.ucla ... pages.gseis.ucla.edu Douglas Kellner · UCLA 3 facts

claimDouglas Kellner asserts that U.S. claims regarding an imminent Iraqi threat to Saudi Arabia were disinformation intended to justify U.S. military intervention in the Persian Gulf.

accountAn anonymous soldier told Douglas Kellner in December 1990 that he had been sent to the Persian Gulf region some days before the official U.S. deployment was announced.

perspectiveDouglas Kellner argues that the United States' claim that its troop deployment in the Persian Gulf was merely a defensive force was a cover for a planned offensive military strike intended to destroy Iraq.