CNN, NBC, ABC News [3/4]

Call Number
350-4-3:109/1

General information

Call No.:
350-4-3:109/1
Part of series
HU OSA 350-4-3 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Middle East: Iraq
Located at
BetaSP NTSC #109 / No. 1
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00009915
Date of production
1990
Date
1990
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
English
Duration
1 hour 34 min.

Content

Form/Genre
Television program
Contents Summary
Clip 1: Continuation of the ABC News. Continues with newscaster Sam Donaldson having a discussion with Pierre Salinger (ABC News), Cokie Roberts (ABC News) and David Gergen (U.S. News & World Report) about the blockades imposed on Iraq, and the U.S. and Iraqi military capabilities. Clip 2: David French broadcasts the news on “CNN Prime News.” The news program contains live reports by Jonathan Mann from CNN news center in Cairo and Gene Randall, CNN National Correspondent, from the Pentagon, concerning the troop movements to the Middle East and the stranded Americans in the Iraqi and Kuwaiti war zones. CNN Prime news continues with a report on Penelope Nabokov, a U.S. citizen returning from Iraq, and includes excerpts from a press conference with Penelope Nabokov and her family. Linda Scherzer reports on the Israeli reaction as Iraq tries to dictate the withdrawal terms to Israel in what concerns the occupied territories. Features interviews with Avi Pazner (Senior Advisor to Israel’s Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir), Benjamin Netanyahu (Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister), Ariel Sharon (Cabinet Minister, Israel), Faisal Husseini (Palestinian Activist), and Dore Gold (Strategic Analyst). Also includes a short report on President Bush’s reaction to Saddam’s declaration against Israel, an interview with James Baker (U.S. Secretary of State), and Frank Sesno’s report on the naval quarantine imposed on Iraq. The news continues with a discussion between broadcaster David French and Former U.S. Ambassador to Qatar, Andrew Killgore. Clip 3: “NBC Nightly News” reports on Saddam Hussein’s conditions for ending the occupation of Kuwait. Newscaster: Tom Brokaw. NBC News Correspondents: Garrick Utley in Cairo and John Cochran at the White House. Interviewees: President George H. W. Bush reacting to Saddam’s proposal, James Baker (U.S. Secretary of State) on U.N. resolutions, and Brent Scowcroft (National Security Affairs Advisor) on Saddam Hussein. Contains excerpts form NBC television program “Meet the Press” with Dick Cheney. John Dancy reports from the State Department about the possible U.S. strategies and the reactions to Saddam’s proposal. The report contains an interview with Saud bin Nasir Al-Sabah (Kuwaiti Ambassador) and brief comments about the U.S. economy, including the issue of oil. Continues with Jim Maceda’s report from Moscow about the Soviet response to the Gulf crisis and a report about the 10-year-old traveler Penelope Nabokov’s who was reunited with her family after being restrained in Iraq. Newscaster Tom Brokaw and NBC News Correspondent Garrick Utley report on Islamic fundamentalism and Arab nationalism among the Arabs in the Middle East. Clip 4: “CNN – The Week in Review” examines the daily news about the invasion and annexation of Kuwait to Iraq. Includes: an interview with Dick Cheney (U.S. Defense Secretary) about the presence of the U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia; the translation of Saddam Hussein’s statement of annexing Kuwait to Iraq broadcast on Iraqi TV through his official spokesperson; President Bush’s reaction to Saddam’s plans; an interview with Major Michael Setnor (U.S. Air Force F-15 Pilot); an interview with Abdul Amir al-Anbari (Iraqi Ambassador to UN) guaranteeing that chemical weapons will not be used by the Iraqi forces against the U.S. troops; and Collin Powell’s briefing. Clip 5: “CNN World Day” with newscasts Bobie Battista and Reid Collins. Correspondent Jim Clancy reports from Cairo about the early days of the invasion of Kuwait and the U.S. blockade on Iraq. The report contains interviews with Morsie Saad el Din (Editor, Cairo Today) and Col. Harry Summer (CNN Military Analyst). Carl Rochelle reports from Saudi Arabia about the troops deployed in Kuwait. Bobbie Battista presents the news about the conflict in Liberia and interviews Thomas Woewiyu (Liberia Rebel Defense Minister, Head of the NPFL fighting forces). “World Day” continues with correspondent Peter Arnett’s report from Aqaba (Jordan) a