To Sell a War

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To Sell A War is documentary, first aired in December 1992 as part of CBC program the fifth estate.

It exposes the Citizens for a Free Kuwait campaign as public relations spin to gain public opinion support for the Gulf war. As well, it reveals that Nurse Nayirah was in fact Nijirah al-Sabah, the daughter of Kuwait's ambassador to the United States Saud Nasir Al-Sabah, coached by Hill & Knowlton to forge her infamous testimony about Iraqi soldiers removing babies from incubators, which was widely reported and repeated throughout the media.

[edit] Awards

1993 - American Film and Video Festival - Blue Ribbon
1993 - Canadian Association of Journalists Awards for Investigative Reporting - CAJ Award - Network Television Category
1993 - The New York Festivals - Bronze Medal
1992 - Columbus International Film and Video Festival - Chris Award
1992 - Columbus International Film and Video Festival - Bronze Plaque
1992 - International Emmy Awards - International Emmy Award Documentary
1992 - Yorkton Short Film/Video Festival - Golden Sheaf Award - Best Documentary