Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CNN Evening News for Tuesday, Feb 05, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CNN -- 02/05/1991 -- Tuesday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Sharyl Attkisson / Ralph Wenge / Wolf Blitzer / Jeff Flock / Pat Neal
  • Interview: Leonard Binder
  • Taped Segments: bombing of bridge by Allies / USS Missouri / Iraqi support in Morocco and Algeria / Jordanians send supplies to Iraq / Allies bomb Iraq's oil facilities / excerpt of speech by Jim Driscoll / US and French soldiers / Kuwaitis in Egypt
  • Coverage and updates re: the Persian Gulf war, including Iraq refuses heating oil to public, Allied air war, Iraqi planes in Iran, Iraqi POWs, Syrian troops engage in combat, Dick Cheney and Colin Powell being sent to Persian Gulf, USS Missouri, Soviet policy in the Persian Gulf war, Iran's role in the Persian Gulf war, Israeli war planes attack Lebanese villages, European community to supply gas masks to Palestinians in occupied territories, Jordanians send supplies to Iraq, M1A1 Tank, poll conducted by US war veterans, letters to CNN.

  • Begin Time:01:00:00 pm
    End Time:01:58:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:661263
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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