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January 1991	Saddam Meeting with Yasir 'Arafat before the Gulf War This is a transcript of a meeting between Saddam and Yasir Arafat in early 1991. They discuss the military and diplomatic confrontation between Iraq and the United States. Saddam discusses the balance of power following the Cold War, as well as U.S. Support for Israel. He argues that the United States will certainly attack Iraq, but it will be defeated. He discusses the need for Arab allies.
August 7, 1990	Meeting between Saddam Hussein and His Senior Advisors Discussing the Future of Kuwait This audio file contains a meeting between Saddam and officials discussing the future of Kuwait. Topics discussed include: integration with Iraq; creating free zones; Kuwait unification with Iraq; Kuwait's economic condition; the Kuwaiti community.
October 1995	Saddam Hussein meeting with various advisers This file contains the following discussion regarding the Republican Guard. Saddam calls for the strengthening of the thinking and culture of the members of the Guard. They discuss the effects of the sanctions and the US military presence in the Gulf, along with the crisis of March 1995.
Date unknown	Saddam Meeting Military Officials, acknowledging awards for valor and discussing lessons learned from the Persian Gulf War This file includes a transcript of Saddam Hussein honoring high-ranking officers for their valor in the First Gulf War and the Iran-Iraq War.
February 29, 1992	Saddam's Meetings with Military Commanders on 29 February 1992 This Audio file contains the following: A meeting between Saddam Hussein and his military commanders. Saddam says that he did not expect the post-Gulf War uprising in the South, but that he did expect to be attacked by the United States. They discuss the power of the tribes and their ties to the government, internal security issues, and emergency plans in case of another uprising.
July 1990	Text of a Conversation Recorded for Saudi King Fahad and the Egyptian President Husni Mubarak Contains text of a recorded conversation between Fahad and Mubarak discussing Iraq-Kuwait relations and possibly arranging a meeting between each country's president.
August 2, 1992	A dispatch by Saddam Hussein discussing the effects of sanctions after the Mother of All Battles. This file contains script of the hearing held by Saddam meeting with ministers of the cabinet, to discuss both the economic and social issues during the sanctions of 2 Aug 1992. In this dispatch, Saddam Hussein concentrated on the embargo and its socio-economic consequences, and proposed remedies/ways forward for them.
August 12, 1990	Drafts for various speeches by Saddam Hussein in 1990 File contains pages 29-56 of original 70 page document. The pages in this file contain details about the telephone calls and meetings held between Saddam Hussein and Egyptian President Muhammad Husny Mubarak regarding Hussein's invasion of Kuwait.
October 1990	Meeting between Saddam Hussein and the Soviet Delegation Soviet officials meet with Saddam Hussein to discuss the Persian Gulf conflict in the Fall of 1990.
August 12, 1990	Saddam Hussein speech about the Gulf War and his attack on Kuwait in 1990 Official speech in connection with his attack on Kuwait, including information on political issues that emerged from the Gulf War. The speech contains Saddam's accusation of American betrayal and being biased towards Israel politically, including his suggestions for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from Kuwait, which was requested by the international community. The speech also includes information on the relationship between the Arab countries and the coalition forces.