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(Studio: Peter Jennings) War of words between President Bush and Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in Persian Gulf crisis noted.
(Amman: Forrest Sawyer) The Iraqi view of events featured; details given of open letter from Hussein to Bush in which he says foreigners are being kept to restrain United States from aggression. [Iraqi foreign minister Tariq AZIZ - says foreign nationals are not hostages and Iraq is ready to talk.] Scenes shown from Iraqi TV.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(State Department: John McWethy) Reaction of administration to Hussein's request for dialogue featured. [White House spokesman Marlin FITZWATER - calls it rhetoric from Iraq.] [Yemeni ambassador to UN Abdalla Saleh al-ASHTAL - says Americans should talk.] [On Friday, State Department spokesman Richard BOUCHER - says everything Iraq says is looked at.] Americans position on talks with Iraq in light of holding of hostages reiterated.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Update given on Western hostages in Kuwait. Findings of ABC News poll on public support for Bush's decision to send US forces to Saudi Arabia outlined on screen.
(Chicago: Chris Bury) Poll findings on American attitudes toward US policy outlined and analyzed. [On streets, four AMERICANS - offer opinions.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Response to poll question on length of a war with Iraq noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Saudi Arabia: Sam Donaldson) Debate over capabilities of Iraq's Soviet-made Scud missiles that may have been moved into Kuwait examined; map shown. [Saudi air force General Turki Bin NASSER - says missile could be used to attack Saudi Arabia; says US-made Patriot missile system could be used to defend against them.] ["Jane's Intelligence Review" editor Henry DODDS - analyzes missiles.] Exercises for Army's 82nd Airborne Division to acclimate them to conditions in Saudi Arabia shown. [Two SOLDIERS - comment on terrain and heat.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Bob Zelnick) Massive United States buildup in the Middle East reviewed; statistics about supplies outlined on screen. [Transportation command commander General H.T. JOHNSON - says one billion pounds of material has arrived or is in route.] American military limitations that have been revealed in the buildup examined; examples cited. [US transportation command former commander retired General Duane CASSIDY - says we don't have the equipment.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney noted stating that United States will supply new military equipment to the Saudis.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Call from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to pull his troops out of Kuwait to prevent a war that will devour everything reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Paris: Jim Bittermann) World response to Persian Gulf crisis featured; details given from meeting of nine foreign ministers from the Western European union to help United States divide up the duty of enforcing the UN blockade against Iraq. [British Prime Minister Margaret THATCHER - says people being detained are entitled to certain human rights.] Statement from French President Francois Mitterrand about Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's actions quoted; scenes shown of French navy warship interdicting a vessel in the Red Sea.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Issue of violation of sanctions against Iraq noted; case of Iraqi tanker unloading in Yemen cited.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Position of Yemen in the Persian Gulf crisis examined; scenes shown of President Bush with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh; details given of its relations with United States and Iraq and of its very recent merger into one nation; scenes shown from significant port of Aden, Yemen.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Jim Slade) Release of first photos from Magellan space probe that is now circling Venus reported; scenes shown of photos of surface of Venus. [Project scientist Stephen SAUNDERS - analyzes pictures.] Recent problems with Magellan reviewed; NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) animation shown.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report by AIDS commission on number of AIDS cases in rural America detailed.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report from Agriculture Department on increase in number of people using food stamps noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Amman: John Donvan) A night out in Amman, Jordan, and Jordanians' view about United States featured; scenes shown. [JORDANIAN - praises American freedom.] [University of Jordan Kamel Abu JABER - says Arabs perceive that Americans hate them.] [Historian Mustapha HERMANEH - talks about anti-American sentiment that comes out when he teaches a class about American relations with Israel and Arabs.] [American-trained pharmacist Nasir LATOUF - says United States has double standard for the region.]
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