In October 1989, nine months before Iraq invaded Kuwait, George Bush signed a top-secret directive ordering closer ties with Baghdad and authorizing $1 billion in loan guarantees to finance Iraq's purchase of U.S. agricultural products.

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• Person: Douglas Kellner Organization: UCLA
  The Persian Gulf TV War by Douglas Kellner (http://www.gseis.ucla ...

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

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