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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Report introduced.
(Washington: Tom Foreman) The National Intelligence Estimate report linking the war in Iraq & the increase in the worldwide threat of terrorism examined; details given of the specifics of the findings from the intelligence assessment. [Former US ambassador to the UN Richard HOLBROOKE††- says the war has increased anti-Americanism & contributed to other crises.] [Senator John McCAIN - says this is an argument for prevailing in Iraq.] [Secretary of Defense Donald RUMSFELD - refuses to answer a question about resigning.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Report introduced.
(White House: Suzanne Malveaux) The White House response to interpretations of the classified report that has been leaked examined. [Outside the White House, homeland security adviser Fran TOWNSEND†, president's counsel Dan BARTLETT - cite what the report says about terrorism.] [Senators Hillary CLINTON, Harry REID - offer criticism of the administration.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Washington: John King, John Roberts, Candy Crowley) Live discussion held about the intelligence report, the reaction to it, the political implications, the push by Senator Pat Roberts to declassify the documents, the public's view of the war in Iraq, the defining issue of what we should do about Iraq, the unlikelihood of Rumsfeld resigning & how the new round of criticism helps the Democrat.
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) The "raw data" about US troops on the move into & out of Iraq outlined on screen.
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Findings of a CNN poll on the war in Iraq outlined on screen.
(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Baghdad: Michael Ware; Washintgon: Peter Bergen) Live discussion held about the government report finding that the war in Iraq has led to an upsurge in terrorism; details given about how the war has led to a franchising of terrorism with Iraq being the melting pot, the assessment from the intelligence community predicting the war would breed terrorists for the international jihad that will be a giant problem, how the invasion fueled the terrorists' information, about terrorist leader Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi's enduring legacy, how terrorism is already happening in Afghanistan & how Iraq made it worse.
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Upcoming item noted.
(Studio: Thomas Roberts) The relaxing of regulations about liquids on airplanes; NTSB ruling that the pilots of Comair Flight 5191 that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, were not drunk; the surrender to WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers to begin a sentence for fraud & conspiracy & an historic day on Wall Street reported.
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Allegations that military recruiters raped or sexually assaulted young female recruits introduced.
(Monroe, New York: Randi Kaye) The joint investigation into the military sex scandal presented; details given about one specific rape case involving now-imprisoned recruiter Shedrick Hamilton†; statistics on the AP study of sexual misconduct with recruits cited; details given about other cases of recruiters assaulting potential enlistees & about how recruiters have free access to schools due to the No Child Left Behind law. [Victim & mother Jill & Trish GIUNTA†- recount what happened to Jill, who was raped by a sergeant.] [Associated Press Martha MENDOZA†- lists the number of misconduct cases.] [In prison, HAMILTON - comments on getting into the wrong situation.] Statement from the Defense Department quoted.
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Former President Bill Clinton's interview on Fox with Chris Wallace featured. [CLINTON - states he tried & failed to get Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden††; says they {the right} had eight months to find bin Laden; accuses Chris Wallace of doing Fox's bidding & coming here under false pretenses.] [Today on Fox, voice of WALLACE - comments on Clinton's reaction.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jamie McIntyre) What Clinton did in Afghanistan to find bin Laden & his lieutenants reviewed; details given about the criticism of Clinton from former FBI director Louis Freeh. [March 24, 2004, former national security adviser Samuel BERGER††- says the intent was to kill bin Laden.] [On Fox, CLINTON - says he worked hard to try to kill him.] [National security adviser John McLAUGHLIN†- says Clinton did pursue bin Laden & Al Qaeda.] [Former 9/11 commission member Richard BEN-VENISTE†- says we expected people to look at the facts.]
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live interview held with "Jawbreaker: The Attack on Bin Laden & Al-Qaeda"" author former CIA officer Gary Berntsen. [BERNTSEN - outlines the aggressive policy under CIA director George Tenet 1996-1998, but former President Bill Clinton's administration did not want to make "the jump" & go into terrorist countries; says Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden†† figured the US would not put troops on the ground; states the attacks on the embassies in Africa was "the" Al Qaeda attack; assesses the effectiveness of President Bush's administration's war on terrorism.]
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[On Fox on Sunday, former President Bill CLINTON - accuses Chris Wallace of doing Fox's bidding.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live interview held with former presidential adviser David Gergen about the Clinton interview on Fox about the hunt for Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden††. [GERGEN - outlines Clinton's state of mind when he went into the interview to showcase his accomplishments & got questioned about bin Laden, so he was angry; says the question hit a hot button for him after the TV movie that painted him as soft on bin Laden; comments on the importance of the interview for rallying the Democratic Party.]
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