IMAX Fires of Kuwait x264 720p AC3 HDTV

black earth, black sky, orange inferno. worth it for the visuals, but it also features an authentic
crazy russian

oh..so my country is featured here, that's shocking and amazing!
these were probably taken after kuwait invasion ended and the collateral damage showed
on 1991 *my birthdate*.

edit:i just viewed it , and it got me to tears... , now i know what everyone did to help us get
back on our feet and avoid much more of this international economical disaster , a big
thanks to all the people who helped our country in our most time of need.

fires of kuwait (1992)

war documentary hosted by rip torn and published by imax in 1992 - english narration

this film is a documentary, nominated for an academy award, of the destructive fires set by iraqi
soldiers at the close of the persian gulf war. in defeat, saddam hussein remained defiant, committing
one last war atrocity: setting fire to oil wells in kuwait, the land his troops invaded. the video presents
graphic film footage that shows the magnitude of the fires and the immense destruction and waste that
resulted. scorched earth and terrible air pollution were hussein's war legacy to the middle east. the film
shows the heroic efforts of thousands of firefighters to contain the blaze. ~ rose of sharon winter, all
movie guide

after saddam hussein had the kuwait oil wells lit up, teams from all over the world fought those fires
for months. they had to save the oil resources, as well as reduce air pollution. the different teams
developed different techniques of extinguishing the fires. from tnt-shockwaves blowing out the flames
to tank-mounted twin mig-jet-engines (from hungary) blasting away the flames (and nearly lifting the
tank into the air), man's emergency creativity can be seen at it's best.

additional information and imgaes:
http://docuwiki.net/index.php?title=fires_of_kuwait
http://forums.mvgroup.org/index.php?&showtopic=32488
imdb.com/title/tt0104275/