Summary

Footage Information

F.I.L.M Archives
Secrets of Samarra - Iraq Chemical Weapons; 1990 (circa)
News Video
NS-64
N/A
Nazi Germany parade; Saddam Hussein of Iraq talks with generals in military garb and beret; Hussein in crowd of soldiers; Hussein walks down stairs with military guys; Soldiers in chemical suits and masks handle a bomb shell; Title sequence; Iranian soldiers in Tehran hospital with chemical skin burns and major injuries from mustard gas poisoning, many with welts and discolored skin; Nurse feeds man with chemical injuries; Commentator; Chemical victims in hospital; Iranian troops and tanks on the move; Commentary; Civilian crowds in Iraq march in favor of Hussein - hold up pictures of Hussein; Hussein gets out of Mercedes; Satellite images of Samarra area in Iraq and alleged chemical weapons facility; Commentary; Diagram of chemical facility with arrows; Commentary on western assistance; Iraqi chemical plant - CU of pipes; Barrels with chemicals; Computer screens and numbers; Scenic shots of Holland; Belgian chemical plant; American and Belgian flags; Truck carries chemicals; Still shot of chemical bomb shell; Quick shots of presumably dead soldiers from chemical attack; Men in chemical suits and masks examine a chemical shell in the desert with Spanish markings; CU of pouring oily brown mustard liquid from a shell into a bottle; Sick Iranian soldier tells of chemical bomb; Men with mustard gas symptoms; World War I scenes; Iranian troops suffer, one with tubes in nose; Secret National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq's desire to acquire nerve agents with graphics; Soldier in protective gear blasts foghorn to warn of nerve agents in a drill; Soldiers in woods put on gas masks and hoods to sound of alarm; CU of army man in gas mask with filter; Man analyzes nerve agents in field; Simulation of nerve agent attack - troops cover and carry a victim of nerve gas; Man points out stickiness of nerve agents; Cruel nerve agent tests done on a rabbit and goats; CU of technical journals with nerve agent instructions; Animation of nerve agent plant at Samarra; Frankfurt scenery; Pesticide equipment including piping and centrifuges; KLM cargo warehouse at JFK Airport with shots of metal drums or potassium fluoride headed for Baghdad; Scenic shots of Nashville; EXT of Westpark corporate headquarters; Businessman speaks; Businessman denies knowledge of Iraqi chemical warfare program and his company's cooperation - businessman asks reporter to leave; Iranian television shots from 1984 of United Nations investigation team in Iran to verify use of chemical weapons by Iraq - men with yellow gloves; Chemical or fuel trucks; Man inspects papers; Security entry gates; Chemical formulas on paper; Soldiers fire cannons in battle; Animation of weapons production lines; Holland scenics (with fountains); Chemical facility with pipes and storage tanks; Chemical trucks on a European highway; Gondola boats in canals and Venice scenics (Italy); Tanker sails out of harbor; Street scene in The Hague; Aerial of Montreal skyline; Exteriors of buildings and apartments in Montreal; Street sign reading Place Frontier; American soldiers in gas masks and protective gear and camouflage fatigues are forced to taste riot gas - the troops yell, cry, and spit in obvious pain; World map with countries either possessing or manufacturing chemical weapons; Israeli film of civilians training to survive poison gas attack - including showers; Arms control talks in Geneva; Military tanks in desert; Saddam Hussin with Iraqi troops in a bunker views explosions; Map of Iraq including Baghdad, Samarra, Al Fallujah, Salman Pak; Black and white film of military training exercises (involving hallucinogenic drugs) including man slowly climbing over hurdles; Stockpiles of American VX gas nerve agents in desert; CU of VX gas canister; Iraqi soldiers hold up two fingers to symbolize victory; Gruesome shots of dead Iranian troops lying on a shore; CU of hand grenade and dead soldier; Satellite imagery mixed with victims of chemical attacks
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