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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(White House: Brit Hume) Statements by President Bush on United States policy against Iraq featured. [In Oval Office address, BUSH - says the puppet regime in Kuwait is unacceptable.] [At press conference, BUSH - says the military objective is to defend Saudi Arabia; says Iraqi President Saddam Hussein cannot stand up to total economic deprivation.] Risks that Bush faces in region outlined on screen. [BUSH - says "a line has been drawn in the sand."] Reaction to Bush's position reviewed.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Bob Zelnick) United States military moves reviewed; scenes shown of planes flying out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina; map shown of United States Naval positions in Red Sea and Arabian Sea. [Secretary of Defense Dick CHENEY - says the situation is uncertain.] [Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Colin POWELL - says Iraq has a capable military force.] Iraq's possible use of chemical weapons noted. [Brookings Institution Elisa HARRIS - says United States forces do not want to operate in a chemical environment.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(State Department: John McWethy) Options that may occur when US military is in place in Persian Gulf region examined; details given of analysts' feelings that there will be some fighting and of "worst case" scenarios. [BUSH - expresses concerns about use of chemical weapons.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Interview held with Middle East analyst. [Georgetown University's Anthony CORDESMAN - explains what Saddam Hussein might do and the relative power of Iraqi ground and American air forces; adds that he must be prevented from uniting Arab nations with him.] Saudi Arabia noted preventing entry of United States journalists into the country.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Reaction of State Department and Jordan's King Hussein to Iraq's annexation of Kuwait noted.
(Amman: John Donvan) Update given on situation in Iraq and the actions of President Saddam Hussein; scenes shown from Jordan's border with Iraq. [King HUSSEIN - says this is a dangerous crisis.] [At border, AMERICAN - comments.] Statements from Iraqi television about Iraq's relationship with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia outlined.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Positions of Great Britain, Egypt and Morocco in regards to taking part with United States in military operations in region detailed.
(Cairo: Jim Hickey) Statement from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak that he will not send troops to Saudi Arabia as part of an American-led multinational force reported; scenes shown of USS Eisenhower moving through the Suez Canal. [MUBARAK - (thru translator) says the image of the Arab nation is at stake.] Mubarak's quest to find an Arab solution noted.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Iraq reported warning against attack by Israel.
(Tel Aviv: Dean Reynolds) Position of Israel in crisis examined; details given of its deliberate efforts to keep out so as not to undermine United States efforts to create an Arab opposition to Iraq. [Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies Joseph ALPHER - comments.] Ways in which Israel could help United States and likely reaction from Saddam Hussein if it did so outlined.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Call from President Bush to oil companies to show restraint in light of crisis noted.
(New York: Bob Jamieson) Impact of Middle East crisis on oil market and role of United States oil reserves examined; statistics given on oil loss from Iraq and Kuwait and countering production by Saudi Arabia and other nations. [Oil trader Michael WILNER - talks about oil prices.] American underground oil reserves cited. [Representative Philip SHARP - talks about leaping oil prices.] [Energy Department deputy secretary West Henson MOORE - explains role of reserve.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Pete Rose reported beginning serving his sentence for tax evasion.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Decision by American Bar Association to back away from its earlier stand on abortion issue reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Jim Slade) Discovery by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) of problems with mirrors designed for new generation of weather satellites examined; scenes shown of mirrors. [NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) James GREAVES - says mirrors warp in heat.] [NOAA assistant administrator Thomas PYKE - comments.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Rebel leader Prince Johnson reported freeing foreign hostages he had kidnapped.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Iraq's invasion of Kuwait reported further bringing to light the split in the Arab world between have and have-not nations. Coming together of Middle East oil, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, President Bush and power in this current Arab revolution mentioned.
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