European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                On the tube the invasion of Gulf War documentaries by Jay Sharbutt a television writer the persian Gulf War is Over. The Victory parades Are Over. But documentaries about the wars soldiers Are on. The nation May be in danger of Post traumatic delayed stress living room War syndrome. Consider a on june 5, cables arts amp entertainment Quot network had a flawed profile of Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf architect of the Victory. A on june 18, pcs aired Bill Moyers after the War a Superb look at the wars Impact in Iraq particularly on the kurd who the United states urged to Rise up against iraqi president Saddam Hussein. A on june 24, the discovery Channel had a Fine special on the wars effect on the environment. A and on july 4, lbs had Bob Simon Back to Baghdad by the correspondent that Ira captured and held prisoner during the War. A then came the a amp a networks desert storm week a four part series that began with a look at the Aerial portion of the Jan. 17-feb. 28 War. The second segment examined the 100-hour ground War that largely demolished Saddam a once massive army. Part three looked at the allies strategy and tactics and part four titled America s secret War showed . Intelligence efforts in the War. America s secret War made by the bbl and narrated by former Abc newsman Jack Perkins is the Best of the lot largely because it has a hard journalistic Edge and asks Good questions. It does have one goof. It interviews what it identifies As a retired special forces officer then says he a a Marine. Marines might noisily Point out correctly that special forces Are strictly army. But it is far More interesting than the other three segments All made by a Small new York company video ordnance inc. The first three Are cobbled together with network and military a a Pool footage of the War and . Military briefings Pool interviews in the Field usually of senior officers the usual charts with a the Winter War in Kuwait left this iraqi tank grounded and plenty of cameras humming. A amps Ken George rows and a few defense a analysts a including one with a High squeaky voice. The shows Are Workmanlike but Flat and bloodless. No bodies Are shown Only the More familiar pictures of advancing allies and blackened shattered iraqi tanks and armoured personnel carriers. The War they depict has the usual whiff of Nintendo with the usual videotape blasts of laser guided bombs and shells going off a and in one Case a missile slamming into a Black Dot on a screen As an attack helicopter Pilot cries a ooh we got it of that blew the hell out of it a you get no feeling for the suffering the pain of War. Its almost As if the War was simply Between equipment not men. Despite its title the far Superior America s see Crit War Isnit about the kind of a a secret War you a expect full of spies sabotage and daring recon marines Busy being Swift silent deadly far behind enemy lines. Its More about . Intelligence problems failures and successes in the War a and that the United states in earlier years gave Saddam advice that helped him a cover his tracks when the Gulf War began and he was a potential target. The Cia gets whacked about a great Deal and the Pentagon a defense intelligence Agency emerges As the one that did the Best. The intensity of the bureaucratic War is indicated in one segment in which Perkins reports that the Cia having failed to forecast Saddam a invasion of Kuwait hourly disputed that the allies air Campaign was shattering his forces. The Dia argued otherwise correctly As it proved. A former director of the Agency it. Gen. Leonard pc roots contends in the show that the Cia is not so hot at War and has Quot been tremendously ineffective at it. He is surprisingly Frank when asked about the allies controversial bombing of what the iraqis said was a factory for making baby formula and what the United states called a chemical biological warfare production facility. His feeling he says after agonizing Over the question is that a we made a  a Good show As they say in Britain. But one about the grunts who actually fought the Gulf War a on both sides a remains to be  outfit fading out a pornographic a Toby United press International a Cable television company with operations in six states has ignited a controversy with its decision to drop the mtg music video network because of videos it considers borderline pornography. Tea of Tyler which operates 53 Cable companies in Texas Louisiana Arkansas Mississippi new Mexico and Idaho said recently its 420,000 subscribers were to no longer receive mtg. A was a corporate citizen we done to feel we can continue to offer borderline pornographic materials a said Randy Ellisor manager of to can a Huntsville operations. He cited Madonna a like a Virgin and Cher a if i could hold Back time As particular targets of the hundreds of subscriber complaints that prompted the company a decision. The move has angered Many customers who accused the company of making moral decisions for adults. But it has pleased others who Long have complained about sexually explicit videos. An mtg official denied to can a decision was based on the Content of videos. A we arc negotiating Over fees. This has nothing to do with program Content a said Carole Robinson vice president for mtg press relations in new York. A a that a absolutely incorrect a countered Tea president Fred Nichols. A if mtg is saying that they re just totally telling an incorrect statement. Its absolutely a Content problem. That a the whole problem a they done to admit  Robinson also said Tea is misrepresenting the status of negotiations and that no final decision has been made to drop mtg from the company a offerings. Nichols acknowledged talks Over two other mtg offerings Nickelodeon and vh1, Are continuing and that Tea has no quarrel with the Content of those shows. But unless mtg changes its position on what Tea considers the key Issue a taking the controversial music video program off the Basic Cable menu and making it available Only to customers paying an additional monthly fee a the program was to be dropped Nichols said. Mtg officials said their contracts with video producers prohibit their offering the program at an extra monthly fee. He said. Tea which ranks in the top 25 . Cable companies in number of subscribers reportedly is the first Cable operation to take a stand against mtg a network available to More than 56 million Homes  7, 1991 sunday a Page 15