GULF WAR.

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Tadmīr abār al-naft fī al-wathāi'q al-'irāqīah al-'adrār al-bi'īah wa-l-iqtisādīah wa-l-juhūd al-kūwaītīah fī al-muhāfazhah 'ala al-tharūah al-naftīah. First edition of this well-illustrated study on the environmental impact of the destruction of oil wells in Kuwait, based on government documents issued by the Iraqi government during the Gulf War.The work presents this damage, substantiated by copious data, as a main goal of the Iraqi war strategy of delayed sabotage. An appendix lists names of Iraqi officers accused of being "environmental criminals" as they took part in the identification of targets and methods, and the execution of the plan - phases which are carefully described in the first part. The second part discusses subsequent damages to the economy, public health, and the environment, including air and water pollution, and their impact on living organisms. The third part describes the strategies employed to limit the damage, such as the efforts of firefighters in extinguishing burning oil wells.

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