The CIA and the (First) Persian Gulf War

2020 ◽  
pp. 341-360
Author(s):  
Huw Dylan ◽  
David V. Gioe ◽  
Michael S. Goodman
Keyword(s):  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Gulf War ◽  
Persian Gulf War ◽  
Desert Storm ◽  
Technical Intelligence ◽  
Intelligence Collection ◽  
Run Up

Spying on secretive dictatorships is difficult. Saddam Hussein’s Iraq was, in the run up to the first Gulf War, a very hard target. This chapter examines how the CIA tried to overcome this problem. It examines the US’s engagement with Saddam Hussain and Iraq from the 1970s, and considers how the CIA understood Saddam following his rise to power in 1979. It culminates with Desert Storm, and how a mix of technical intelligence collection and analysis changed opinions about the likelihood Iraq invading neighbouring Kuwait. Document: Iraq’s Saddam Husayn: The Next Six Weeks

Understanding Mail Survey Response Rates among Female Reserve Component Veterans Serving during the Persian Gulf War

1999 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 653-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter R. Schumm ◽  
Anthony P. Jurich ◽  
Stephan R. Bollman ◽  
Diane Sanders ◽  
Carlos Castelo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Military Service ◽  
National Guard ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Response Rates ◽  
Gulf War ◽  
Persian Gulf War ◽  
Service Component ◽  
Desert Storm ◽  
The Persian Gulf

In this study of current and former female reservists and National Guard members from the state of Ohio, veterans who were older, who had more years of military service, who had participated in the Gulf War, who were Euro-Americans, who were or had been married, and who were higher in rank tended to have more valid addresses and higher response rates, thus biasing sample outcomes in those directions. Educational attainment, branch of service, component of service, and residential stability appeared to be less important, although some significant findings were noted. Implications for further research on Desert Storm are discussed. In general, those veterans who might have been expected to have a greater investment in U.S. society were more likely to respond to a survey concerning Desert Storm era military service and its aftermath.

The Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology of US Persian Gulf War Military Veterans

2000 ◽  
Vol 124 (9) ◽  
pp. 1299-1301
Author(s):  
Charles S. Specht ◽  
Michael R. Lewin-Smith ◽  
Victor F. Kalasinsky ◽  
Michael R. Peterson ◽  
Florabel G. Mullick
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Gulf War ◽  
Persian Gulf War ◽  
Surgical Pathology ◽  
Gulf Region ◽  
Desert Storm ◽  
The Persian Gulf ◽  
Persian Gulf War Veterans

Abstract Background.—Tens of thousands of Persian Gulf War veterans (GWVs) have presented with medical symptoms since Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. The Kuwait Registry at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology was established to act as a repository for surgical pathology, cytopathology, and autopsy material from GWVs. Objective.—To identify conditions known to be endemic to the theater of operations in our cohort of GWVs. Methods.—The Kuwait Registry database was searched by computer for listed conditions endemic to the Persian Gulf region included in the registry through December 31, 1997. Results.—Of the 2582 patients in this cohort, 1 patient with hepatitis B and 15 patients with hepatitis C were identified. Other known endemic conditions of the Persian Gulf region were not found. Conclusions—Viral hepatitis (B and C), which is prevalent in the US population, was the only listed endemic condition identified in surgical pathology or cytopathology specimens in our cohort of GWVs.

Persian Gulf War Chronology and Index

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail Nicula ◽  
Areena Lowe ◽  
Carolyn Orr ◽  
Eileen Trueblood
Keyword(s):  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Gulf War ◽  
Persian Gulf War
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