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Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq

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'Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq' is a 2000 Carlton Television documentary written and presented by John Pilger which was directed by Alan Lowery. In this documentary Pilger argues that UN sanctions had a devastating effect on the children of Iraq during the 1990s.

Synopsis



John Pilger and Alan Lowery traveled to Iraq with Denis Halliday, a former assistant secretary-general of the United Nations who resigned over what he called the "immoral policy" of economic sanctions. There they expected to find a suffering nation held hostage to the compliance of a dictator, Saddam Hussein. What they found was a country being slowly strangled by a draconian U.S./U.K. blockade.

Interviewees



* Dennis Halliday Former Asst. Secretary General, United Nations

* Robert Gates CIA Director 1991-93

* Hans von Sponeck Chief UN co-ordinator, Iraq

* Ambassador Peter van Walsum Chairman, UN Sanctions Committee

* Professor Karol Sikora Former Chief of Cancer Programme, World Health Organization

* James Rubin US State Department spokesman

* Scott Ritter UN Weapons Inspector 1991-1998

* Said Aburish Author, 'Saddam Hussein': ' The Politics of Revenge'

* Mohammed Amin Ezzet Conductor, Iraqi National Orchestra

* Anupama Rao Singh UNICEF Representative, Iraq

* Professor Doug Rokke Former US Army health physicist

* Dr. Jinan Ghalib Hassen Paediatrician

* Dr. Jawad Al-Ali Cancer specialist

* Laith Kubba Iraqi opposition exile

* Felicity Arbuthnot Journalist

* Hussain Jarsis Shepherd

Awards and festival screenings



* Chris Award, Columbus International Film & Video Festival

* Vancouver International Film Festival

References




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