ABSTRACT
The Kuwait Crisis was a massive event, lasting seven months and involving dozens of countries in a complex issue. It also brought out diverse aspects of human nature – the valiant, the ugly and the absurd. I shall concentrate on the heroism of Kuwaitis, the perfidy of Palestinians, and Iraqi propaganda against the American troops in Saudi Arabia. The final sections analyse two of Saddam Hussein's psychological peculiarities: his infatuation with television and his pretensions to strategic insight.
