This program is 28 minutes long
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NOTE: TIME NUMERALS REPRESENT SECONDS INTO BROADCAST, NOT CLOCK TIME, SINCE TELECAST ORIGINATED IN WASHINGTON, DC
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(Baghdad: Forrest Sawyer) Report introduced.
(Turkish-Iraq border: Peter Collins) Journey of dependents of American diplomats out of Baghdad, Iraq, featured; scenes shown of buses carrying Americans from Kuwait to Baghdad en route to Turkey.
(Baghdad: Forrest Sawyer) Iraq's public relations war featured; scenes shown of photograph opportunity for Western press and from capital; details given of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's response to UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar's offer to negotiate in the crisis. Iraqi soldiers noted rounding up eight more Britons in Kuwait; scenes shown of Western embassies where the standoff continues.
(Baghdad: Forrest Sawyer) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Bob Zelnick) United States military options in Persian Gulf region now that United Nations has authorized use of force in the embargo against Iraq reviewed; details given of President Bush's administration's shift in tone toward more diplomacy. [On "This Week", National Security Adviser Brent SCOWCROFT - comments.] Position now of embargo, not invasion, to get the Iraqis out of Kuwait reiterated.
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(Baghdad: Forrest Sawyer) Report introduced.
(Cairo: Jim Hickey) Economic fallout of crisis featured; scenes shown from Sharm ash-Shaykh, Egypt, of refugees who fled Kuwait and whose return home creates an economic hardship for Egypt. [Egyptian refugee Mohammed ATES - details his losses.] Dependence of nations of Sri Lanka, Philippines and Pakistan on Iraq and Kuwait detailed. [Iraqi governmental adviser Tashein BASHEIR - comments.] Need for long-term aid for Egypt to survive these new economic burdens noted.
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(Studio: Forrest Sawyer) Findings of "Newsweek" poll that American people find Japan is doing the least to help solve the Persian Gulf crisis outlined on screen.
(Tokyo: Mark Litke) Reasons for the indecisive response by Japan to the Middle East crisis examined; various scenes shown from Japan. [Foreign ministry spokesman Taizo WATANABE - says people here still suffer from Second World War trauma.] [Political analyst Yoichi MASUZOE - says he feels embarrassed.] Shift in Japanese public opinion toward a more active role noted. [On streets, MAN - says we should do more.] Footage of Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and of the Japanese in World War II shown.
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(Studio: Forrest Sawyer) Effort by Saudi Arabia to try to convince OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) to increase oil production because of the international embargo on oil from Iraq and occupied Kuwait reported.
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(Studio: Forrest Sawyer) Report introduced.
(Indianapolis: Chris Bury) Reaction of American veterans to possibility of a future war with Iraq featured; scenes shown of veterans march and meeting in Indianapolis, IN. [World War II veteran Carl REININGER, VET, World War I veteran John GABLE, World War II veteran Charles DAVIS, American Legion national commander Miles EPLING - comment.]
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(Washington: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Greg Dobbs) Support for families left behind as US military personnel move to Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf area featured; scenes shown from March Air Force Base, California; details given of role of family centers on military bases across the United States in "crisis counseling." [In counseling session, WIVES - comment.]
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(Studio: Forrest Sawyer) Anti-government demonstrations in Bucharest, Romania, reported; scenes shown from last night's clash between protesters and police.
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(Studio: Forrest Sawyer) Anti-Communist protest in Sofia, Bulgaria, reported; details given.
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(Studio: Forrest Sawyer) Report introduced.
(Studio: Ray Gandolf) Winning of Little League World Series by Chinese Taipei, team from Taiwan, reported; scenes shown. Jos‚-Maria Olazabal shown winning World Series of Golf.
(Off the California coast: Gary Shepard) Sailing of tall ship The Californian to give young people a taste of life on the high seas 140 years ago featured; scenes shown from California coast of youngsters sailing the ship. [Captain Jim HOLM, several young VOYAGERS- comment.]
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