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title: '"Believe me, guys, time is not on our side!!" Arabic leaflet V04, Gulf War'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/gulf-war-leaflet-time-is-not-on-our-side-v04-1990/
description: Two-sided Arabic leaflet for Iraqi soldiers in Kuwait. The front carries the line 'Believe me, guys, time is not on our side!!' beside an hourglass marked
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# "Believe me, guys, time is not on our side!!" Arabic leaflet V04, Gulf War

Two-sided Arabic leaflet for Iraqi soldiers in Kuwait. The front carries the line 'Believe me, guys, time is not on our side!!' beside an hourglass marked 15 January; the back reads 'Oh, my son, when will you return?' The tell is the pairing of a deadline with a mother's voice: a countdown to the UN ultimatum of 15 January 1991 and a plea from home, with no mention of terms of surrender.

## Propaganda techniques used in this leaflet

[Appeal to emotion](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/appeal-to-emotion/) [Fear appeal](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/fear-appeal/)

## Full record

Region, Country, Medium, Issuer type, Regime, Leader, Audience, Purpose, Theme, Event, Source, Rights

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