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Hello and Welcome. I'm Mike Nikitas from NECN, New England Cable News, guest hosting tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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In this edition, Training for high growth jobs in the new economy. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao brings her message about a bush administration program to the granite state. |
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Also in this program, Representive Jeb Bradley's tour of Iraq. Why he thinks every member of Congress should see what's going on there first hand. |
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U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao says it only makes sense to train people for industries where the jobs are. the industries with the most job growth. such as high-tech manufacturing, health services and biotech. Chao was in Manchester Monday. hosting a roundtable and pushing the administration's "High Growth Job Training Initiative." The goal of the initiative is to identify the industries where the jobs are. and with the help of community colleges, train workers for them. |
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WE KNOW THAT SOME INDUSTRIES HAVE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULT ADJUSTMENTS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. AT THE SAME TIME OTHER INDUSTRIES ARE EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT JOB GROWTH. OVER THIS DECADE DURABLE MANUFACTURING GOODS IS EXPECTED TO GAIN 642,000 JOBS NATIONWIDE WITH HIGH TECH SECTORS SUCH AS ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND DRUG MANUFACTURING LEADING THE WAY. THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY HAS MORE THAN TRIPLED IN SIZE SINCE 1992, AS YOU ALL WELL KNOW, AND IS PROJECTED TO ADD MORE THAN 3 MILLION NEW JOBS ACROSS THE COUNTRY OVER THIS DECADE. AND HEALTH CARE IS PROJECTED TO ADD 1.3 MILLION NEW JOBS JUST IN NURSING ALONE ACROSS THE COUNTRY OVER THIS PERIOD. AND YET MANY EMPLOYERS SAY THAT THEY'RE HAVING DIFFICULTY FINDING WORKERS WITH THE RIGHT SKILL SETS, AND THAT'S WHY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HAS LAUNCHED THIS HIGH GROWTH JOB TRAINING INITIATIVE: TO IDENTIFY THOSE INDUSTRIES WHERE NEW JOBS ARE BEING CREATED AND TRAINED WORKERS FOR THESE OPPORTUNITIES. WHAT IS STOPPING US FROM TRAINING FROM WITHIN? WHY ARE WE WAITING TO GET THE PEOPLE TO COME WALKING IN THE DOOR THAT ALREADY MEET THIS CRITERIA? I FEEL WE NEED TO INVEST FROM WITHIN. INSTEAD OF AGAIN SEEKING FOR THAT ONE PERSON TO MEET ALL THE REQUIRED CRITERIA FOR ALL THESE JOB OPENINGS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. IN THE CASE OF NURSING, REDISTRIBUTING THE WORK FORCE WILL NOT SOLVE THE SHORTAGE. HIRING FROM OTHER COUNTRIES WILL NOT SOLVE THE SHORTAGE. IT WILL JUST MOVE THIS SHORTAGE FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER. ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALK ABOUT HERE IS A NURSING SHORTAGE. CLEARLY IT'S NOT JUST A NURSING SHORTAGE. THERE ARE ALSO NUMEROUS AREAS LIKE PHARMACY AND RADIOLOGY AND P.T./O.T. AREA AND OTHERS. WE WORK VERY CLOSE WITH THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOR NUMEROUS INITIATIVES TO BASICALLY TRAIN THOSE PEOPLE ON SITE. WE HEARD A LOT. WE APPRECIATE THAT. YOUR EXPERIENCES ARE IMPORTANT. AS I MENTIONED AT THE OUTSET, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO FINE TUNE THIS PROGRAM. |
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The C-I-A and the F-B-I are getting together to solve a critical employment problem. There's a shortage of Government translators. So the agencies are trying a new approach. Patty Davis reports. |
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THE U-S GOVERNMENT IS SCRAMBLING TO FIND TRANSLATORS WHO SPEAK LANGUAGES SUCH AS ARABIC -- NOW SO IMPORTANT TO NATIONAL SECURITY. speaking arabic in class THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ISN'T GETTING ENOUGH QUALIFIED TRANSLATORS FROM CLASSES LIKE THIS ONE. SO IT'S TURNING TO CYBERSPACE. "this will help national security in that we can get to more of the information that we collect a lot sooner than we're able to now." THE NATIONAL VIRTUAL TRANSLATION CENTER WILL HELP DEAL WITH THE BACKLOG OF DOCUMENTS AND TAPE RECORDINGS COMING FROM AREAS WITH CONNECTIONS TO TERRORISTS. SINCE MUCH OF THE MATERIAL ISN'T CONSIDERED HIGHLY SESNITIVE, TRANSLATORS WILL OFTEN BE ABLE TO WORK AT HOME VIA A SECURE COMPUTER NETWORK. CLASSIFIED MATERIALS WILL STILL BE HANDLED AT SECURE LOCATIONS. OFFICIALS SAYS THE RISK TO NATIONAL SECURITY IS MINIMAL, AND BACKGROUND CHECKS WILL BE REQUIRED. "the greatest need right now are in what are called the terrorism-related languages. so for example that includes arabic and the various dialects of arabic. it includes dari. it includes pashto. it includes bahasa indonesian." RULA HIJAZEEN WHO TEACHES ARABIC AT THE GRADUATE SCHOOL USDA SAYS A RECENT E-MAIL ON ABOUT THE VIRTUAL TRANSLATION CENTER CAUGHT HER EYE. "very interested." THE U-S GOVERNMENT HOPES TO RECRUIT HUNDREDS OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS, GRADUATE STUDENTS AND MILITARY AND RETIRED GOVERNMENT WORKERS WHO HAVE THOSE LANGUAGE SKILLS -- PART OF A NEW CYBER APPROACH TO THE WAR ON TERRORISM. PATTY DAVIS, CNN, WASHINGTON. -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT |
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U-S officials say they believe there may be more terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia in the next few days. The State Department has closed the U-S embassy there in response to last weekend's deadly suicide bombing in Riyadh. 17 people died in the mostly Arab neighborhood. Some Americans were injured. Officials say the bombing was part of a terrorist plan by Al Queda to topple the Saudi government and install a fundamentalist regime. |
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The situation in Iraq is also volatile. And Representative Jeb Bradley says every member of the Congress ought to go to Iraq to see what's happening first hand. Bradley has just returned from Iraq. And he shared his experience with us. |
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I WANTED TO SEE FIRSTHAND EVERYTHING THAT I POSSIBLY COULD IN A THREE-DAY PERIOD. IT WAS REALLY JAM PACKED INTO A LOT OF HELICOPTER RIDES, DRIVING AND PLANE RIDES AND A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE. THEN I WANTED TO COME BACK AND BE ABLE TO TALK TO PEOPLE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE-- AND, LET'S FACE IT, MOST PEOPLE WON'T HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY THAT I'VE HAD TO GO OVER THERE AND SEE FIRSTHAND WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE GROUND AND THE PROGRESS-- THAT WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS, SO A BIG PART OF MY JOB IS TRYING TO COMMUNICATE THAT AT HOME WHEN I GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. I FELT THAT AFTER LEAVING, THE IRAQI PEOPLE ARE APPRECIATIVE, FOR THE MOST PART-- OBVIOUSLY NOT EVERYBODY-- BUT FOR THE MOST PART APPRECIATIVE OF THE FACT THAT WE'VE LIBERATED THEIR COUNTRY AND ARE GOING ABOUT REBUILDING IT. WE MET WITH A GROUP OF IRAQI POLICEMEN IN KIRKUK, WHICH IS IN NORTHERN IRAQ. THEY TO A MAN SAID THEY WERE PREPARED TO SHED THEIR OWN BLOOD IN THE REBUILDING OF THEIR COUNTRY. THEY WERE VERY GRATIFIED FOR THE FACT THAT WE HAD DONE WHAT WE HAD DONE. I ALSO ASKED THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SOLDIERS-- MANY OF WHOM I HAD DINNER WITH-- WHAT WAS IT LIKE IN MAY AT THE END OF THE HOSTILITIES AND WHAT'S IT LIKE TODAY? HOW ARE THINGS PROGRESSING? TO A PERSON, THEY TOLD ME THAT DESPITE THE OBSTACLES AND CHALLENGES THEY'RE FACING-- LET'S FACE IT, THEY ARE, IT'S A WAR ZONE-- THE IRAQI PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH ARE PRETTY HAPPY FOR THE MOST PART ABOUT THE PROGRESS BEING MADE. THAT WAS A KEY ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SECURITY. ONCE AGAIN IT GETS BACK TO POLICE, MORE IRAQI POLICE, CIVIL DEFENSE FORCE, ABLE TO DO THE TYPE OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES THAT WILL ALLOW OUR TROOPS TO BETTER TARGET THE BAD GUYS AND ARREST THEM. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EXPECT THAT THERE'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE ATTACKS BUT THAT OVER TIME IN THE NEXT SEVERAL-MONTH PERIOD WE'RE GOING TO DO A BETTER JOB OF ISOLATING THE PEOPLE WHO ARE. I MEAN, LET'S FACE IT, THEY'RE TERRORISTS, AND BE ABLE TO APPREHEND THEM. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THE MORALE OF TROOPS IS VERY HIGH. I CERTAINLY GOT THAT. AND THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE THERE FIGHTING AGAINST. THEY'RE FIGHTING AGAINST THE TYPE OF PEOPLE WHO TAKE JUMBO JETLINERS AND SMASH THEM INTO SKY SCRAPERS KILLING THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS. THEY'RE FIGHTING THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT I SAW THE PRISON WHERE THEY EXECUTED 80,000 PEOPLE OF THEIR OWN CITIZENRY. THAT'S THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT WE'RE FIGHTING AGAINST. THAT'S WHY OUR TROOPS ARE SO DEDICATED TO THEIR MISSION. I HAD HEARD FROM OTHER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS THAT THINGS WERE IMPROVING, THAT THERE WERE TOUGH CHALLENGES AHEAD SO I WAS EXPECTING TO SEE THAT. I WAS ALSO. I ALSO KEPT A KEEN EYE ON THE RECONSTRUCTION EFFORT. WE FLEW A LOT AT NIGHT. I SAW A LOT OF LIGHT, VERIFICATION THAT ELECTRICITY IS COMING BACK. WE DROVE AROUND QUITE A BIT. THERE WAS TRAFFIC, CARS WERE ON THE STREETS. WE PASSED A COUPLE OF GAS STATIONS. NO GAS LINES THAT WE SAW. WE WERE TOLD THAT THAT'S, YOU KNOW, A THING OF THE PAST. WE FLEW OVER A LOT OF FIELDS THAT ARE BEING TILLED SO THERE'S AGRICULTURAL COMING BACK. WE CIRCLED AROUND AN OIL REFINERY UP NORTH THAT WAS NOT TOUCHED BY THE HOSTILITIES. ONE OF THE KEY THINGS TOO THAT PERHAPS PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT IS THAT THE BOMBING RATES WERE VERY PRECISION ORIENTED. WE DIDN'T SEE TOO MANY BUILDINGS THAT HAD BEEN DESTROYED. YES, THERE WERE SOME, BUT FOR THE MOST PART PEOPLE'S HOMES AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE WAS INTACT. WE'RE DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF REPAIRING IT IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IT NEEDS TO BE REMEMBERED THAT SADDAM HUSSEIN, WHILE HE WAS KILLING HIS OWN PEOPLE-- AND WE SAW THE EVIDENCE OF THAT IN THE PRISON THAT I VISITED OUTSIDE OF BAGHDAD-- WAS ALSO BUILDING THESE EXTRAORDINARILY LAVISH PALACES BY SKIMMING MONEY OFF OF JUST ABOUT EVERY ENTERPRISE THAT WAS HAPPENING IN IRAQ. THE DIFFERENCE, THE JUXTAPOSITION OF THE PRISONS AND WHAT HAPPENED THERE, THE HORRENDOUS CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND HIS OWN PEOPLE VERSUS THE LAVISH PALACES, I MEAN, IT WAS STUPEFYING. I MEAN, THIS WAS JUST AN AWFUL SIGHT. WE WERE TAKEN INTO THE PRISON THAT WAS MILES OUTSIDE OF BAGHDAD AND WE WERE LED INTO THE AREA WHERE THERE WERE ABOUT 10 LITTLE CHAMBERS, MAYBE 8 X 10 FEET. THERE WOULD BE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE PLACED IN THAT. WE SAW THE WRITING ON THE WALL, THE LAST MESSAGES THAT THEY SCRAWLED. THEY COULD LISTEN TO THE EXECUTION CHAMBER JUST NEXT DOOR. WE WATCHED THE STEEL DOOR WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE TO STAND ON A NOOSE AROUND THEIR NECK. ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION PULLED THE LEVER AND IT WENT AND IT SNAPPED AND YOU SAW IT OPEN. IT IS JUST ABSOLUTELY SICKENING. I THINK ABOUT IT, I'M ALMOST STILL SPEECHLESS. ALL I COULD DO WHILE I WAS THERE WAS JUST PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HAD BEEN SO BRUTALLY EXECUTED. THIS IS THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. THESE ARE THE KINDS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE LOBBING THE MORTARS AGAINST THE IRAQI POLICE STATIONS AND THE RED CROSS AND OTHERS. THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE REMEMBER WHO WE'RE FIGHTING HERE AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO THEIR OWN PEOPLE AND THE TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE INFILTRATING OUR. THAT ARE INFILTRATING IN IRAQ NOW FROM OTHER COUNTRIES ARE THE TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT BLEW UP THE WORLD TRADE CENTER. WHEN WE WENT TO THE POLICE STATION IN KIRKUK AND THE OFFICERS WHO WERE. THEY'RE SEEN BY THE TERRORISTS AS COLLABORATORS AND THAT'S WHY THEY'RE TARGETS. WHEN THEY SAID IN THEIR OWN WORDS THAT THEY WERE WILLING TO SHED THEIR OWN BLOOD TO REBUILD THEIR COUNTRY, THAT'S A PRETTY POWERFUL STATEMENT ESPECIALLY WHEN COUPLED BY THEIR GRATITUDE FOR WHAT WE DID AS AMERICANS TO LIBERATE THEIR COUNTRY. THAT REALLY MAYBE AN IMPRESSION. OBVIOUSLY, WHAT I JUST DESCRIBED ABOUT THE PRISON WAS A MAJOR IMPRESSION TOO. OUR MILITARY DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB OF PREPARING PEOPLE FOR THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO FACE. SO WHILE THEY ARE UNDER VERY STRESSFUL, DANGEROUS CONDITIONS, TOUGH CONDITIONS, THEY'RE THERE FEELING GREAT VALUE TO THE MISSION THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO. THEY FEEL THAT THEY'RE BRINGING A SENSE OF NORMALCY BACK TO THE COUNTRY OF IRAQ AND RIDDING THE WORLD OF A REALLY AWFUL TYRANT. SO THEY BELIEVE IN THIS MISSION AND THEY KNOW THEY'RE IN A TOUGH SITUATION, BUT THEIR MORALE IS HIGH BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IN THE MISSION. I WAS ABLE TO SIT AROUND A TABLE JUST AS WE ARE NOW WITH NEW HAMPSHIRE TROOPS AND WE ATE DINNER IN THREE OR FOUR OF THESE VISITS. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME FOR ABOUT AN HOUR TO JUST SIT AND ASK THEM, HOW WAS IT IN MAY? WHAT'S IT LIKE TODAY? ARE YOU BEING TREATED WELL? WHAT'S THE RECEPTION THAT YOU'RE GETTING FROM THE IRAQI PEOPLE? WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE YOUR LIFE A LITTLE BETTER FROM HOME OR DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC ISSUES? THESE WERE THE TYPES OF QUESTIONS I WAS ASKING THEM. THE RESPONSE WAS, "THINGS ARE GOING WELL. YEAH, WE HAVE OBSTACLES AND CHALLENGES AND PROBLEMS AND IT'S NOT PERFECT BUT WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS. STICK WITH US BECAUSE IF WE HAVE. IF WE KNOW THAT AMERICA IS BEHIND US AND HAS THE BACKBONE, WE'LL FINISH THE JOB AND WE'RE GOING TO SUCCEED HERE." THAT WAS CERTAINLY A BIG PART OF THE MESSAGE THAT THEY WANTED ME TO CONVEY. I THINK THIS IS A VERY TOUGH SITUATION FOR THE PRESIDENT, FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, AND THAT THEY'RE DOING I BELIEVE THE RIGHT THING AND THAT WE HAVE TO STICK TO IT. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT JUST IS EASY. IT'S NOT EASY. PRESIDENT BUSH HAS NEVER SAID IT'S GOING TO BE EASY OR SHORT. HE SAID THAT THIS WAR ON TERRORISM IS GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME. IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE SACRIFICE; BUT IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO QUELL THE THREAT OF TERRORISM IN BAGHDAD, WE'RE GOING TO BE FIGHTING THESE PEOPLE IN BOSTON. I DON'T THINK THAT WE CAN PUT A TIME FRAME ON IT, BUT I THINK THAT THE SECURITY SITUATION IS OVER TIME GOING TO IMPROVE BECAUSE HUMAN INTELLIGENCE IS GOING TO GET BETTER AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO APPREHEND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LOBBING MORTARS AND SHOOTING DOWN HELICOPTERS BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. WE HAVE TO BE PATIENT. WE HAVE TO HAVE FORTITUDE, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PUT ANY TIME LINE ON THIS. IF YOU LOOK AT BOSNIA AND KOSOVO, FOR INSTANCE, I'M FULLY CONVINCED THAT IF THE PEACEKEEPING FORCES THAT WE HAVE THERE, THAT OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HAVE THERE WERE TO LEAVE, YOU'D HAVE THE SAME KIND OF ETHNIC CLEANSING HAPPENING IN A MOMENT AGAIN. SO ONCE AGAIN WE NEED TO BE PATIENT. IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME, BUT IT'S WORTH DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING, I BELIEVE, BECAUSE OF WHAT IT REPRESENTS TO OUR SECURITY AND TO PEACE AND STABILITY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. CERTAINLY THE CRITICAL THING IS TO GET THE SECURITY SITUATION UNDER CONTROL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE'RE NOT LOSING SOLDIERS ON A DAILY BASIS AND SO THAT IRAQIS WHO ARE TRYING TO REBUILD THEIR COUNTRY ARE NOT BEING ATTACKED. THAT'S THE TOP PRIORITY. ONCE THE SECURITY SITUATION IS IMPROVING, THE RECONSTRUCTION WORK THAT ALREADY IS MAKING TREMENDOUS PROGRESS IS GOING TO ACCELERATE EVEN FURTHER AND THEN SOME OF THE GRAND BARGAINS THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE MADE BETWEEN THE KURDISH PEOPLE IN THE NORTH, THE GENERAL ARABIC POPULATION FURTHER SOUTH AND THE SYRIAN INFLUENCE AND TURKISH INFLUENCE IN TERMS OF ETHNIC DIVERSITY AS WELL AS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SNEE MUSLIMS AND THE SHIA MUSLIMS, THE GRAND COMPROMISES THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GO INTO A CONSTITUTION THAT PROVIDES FOR A CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT BUT STILL THE AUTONOMY FOR DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS INTERESTS AND ETHNIC INTERESTS CAN BETTER PROCEED BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A MORE SECURE ENVIRONMENT I THINK AND AN IMPROVING LOT IN LIFE FOR THE IRAQI PEOPLE, ALL OF WHICH IS HAPPENING BUT AS I KEEP SAYING THERE ARE TREMENDOUS CHALLENGES AHEAD. |
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The Supreme Court is going to hear its first cases dealing with the government's post-Nine-Eleven anti-terrorism campaign. The justices will be hearing court challenges involving foreign prisoners held at a military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The issue is whether they should be given access to American courts. Another case related to post-911 national security soon may end up before the Supreme Court. John Zarrella has more on the controversy over due process and the interests of National Security. |
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THESE DAYS, YOU CAN FIND MOHAMED KAMEL BELLAHOUEL HELPING OUT AT HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW'S DELI.
TWO YEARS AGO.HE COULD BARELY HELP HIMSELF. IT WAS ONE MONTH AFTER 9-11. KAMEL.AN ALGERIAN NATIONAL.AND WIFE EDITH HAD BEEN MARRIED FOUR MONTHS WHEN HE WAS DETAINED BY THE FBI, HELD AT THIS DETENTION CENTER FOR FIVE MONTHS AND THEN RELEASED.NO CHARGES FILED. "what happened was i believe unjust and inhuman. and i think it was a lot of discrimination on it." IN SIMILAR DETENTION CASES SINCE 9-11, THE GOVERNMENT HAS MAINTAINED ITS RIGHT TO KEEP ANY PROCEEDINGS SECRET. BASED ON NATIONAL SECURITY. AFTER HIS RELEASE, KAMEL FILED A FEDERAL CIVIL SUIT CHALLENGING THE SECRECY OF THE CASE. AND NOW THE SUPREME COURT WANTS TO KNOW WHY THE GOVERNMENT KEPT EVERYTHING ABOUT KAMEL'S CASE HUSH HUSH. THE VERY EXISTENCE OF THE CASE ONLY BECAME PUBLIC AFTER RECORDS WERE ACCIDENTLY POSTED ON THE APPEALS COURT WEBSITE. "the public should know what happened. the case should be unsealed if we live in a democracy." EVEN KAMELS APPEALS OF LOWER COURT DECISIONS HAVE BEEN KEPT SECRET. "The court must have agreed with the government because the way the district court hearing was held clearly would not have happened just because the government wanted it to." THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, OF COURSE, SEE THE FULL TEXT. THIS IS WHAT THE PUBLIC SEES. FOR THE MOST PART, BLANK PAGES. IDENTIFIED ONLY BY HIS INITIALS - MKB. SOME CONSTITUTIONAL LAW EXPERTS SAY, THERE'S A RIGHT TO KNOW WHY THEY ARE BLANK. "If there's going to be secrecy. there's gotta be a reason it's gotta be spelled out. Lawyers have a right to argue it and the public has the right to know there's something going on that is secret." THE GOVERNMENT WON'T COMMENT ON THE CASE BUT, BUT KAMAL SAYS HE WAS TOLD HE WAS DETAINED BECAUSE HE HAD BEEN A WAITER AT A RESTAURANT FREQUENTED BY TWO OF THE HIJACKERS AND A MOVIE THEATER EMPLOYEE SAID SHE SAW HIM AND ANOTHER OF THE HIJACKERS TOGETHER. But we may never know if those are the real reasons Kamel end up in jail for five months. because as far the government is concerned.he's still known as MKB and his case is still a secret. jz cnn miami. -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT |
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It's been well over half a century since the Holocaust. But for survivors, the memories are as vivid as yesterday's. Our memory as a nation also remains strong, thru institutions such as the U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington. This year is the tenth anniversary of the museum. And thousands of survivors and their families visited Washington to share their stories and to remember the millions who died. Mary Joseph of the Boston University Journalism Center has the story. |
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THEN MY FATHER FELL DOWN AND HE FELL ON THE SNOW. WE WANTED TO HELP HIM TO WALK. HE COULDN'T. ALTHOUGH HE WAS SKINNY ALREADY THIS TIME, BUT WE COULDN'T HELP HIM. A NAZI CAME THERE AND HE SAID THAT, "LEAVE HIM HERE BECAUSE IF YOU STAY WITH HIM, THEN WE HAVE TO SHOOT YOU." WE HAD TO LEAVE HIM THERE. WE FOUND DEAD AND BURIED AFTER HALF A YEAR. Reporter: JUDITH'S STORY IS ONE OF MANY SHARED BY THOUSANDS OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS. THEY CAME TO WASHINGTON FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO COMMEMORATE THE TEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE MUSEUM. IT WAS THE TIME TO HONOR THOSE WHO SURVIVED THE NAZI DEATH CAMPS AND TO REMEMBER THE MILLIONS WHO DIED. I WAS 20 YEARS OLD WHEN THEY TOOK US, THE FAMILY, AND THEY TOOK US TO OUR GATHERING POINT. AT THE TIME WE WERE THERE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THEY TOOK US TO AUSCHWITZ. I WAS THERE FROM JANUARY 1945. Reporter: THEIR LAST REUNION WAS TEN YEARS AGO WHEN THE MUSEUM OPENED. AT THAT TIME WE HAD ABOUT 10,000 HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS. NOW YOU HAVE MAYBE 2,500. THE REST ARE SECOND-GENERATION AND THE THIRD-GENERATION. TODAY IS VERY SAD, MORE SAD THAN IT WAS AT THIS TIME. MAYBE WE ARE MORE SENSITIVE. TIME IS PASSING. WE ARE OLDER. MAYBE THAT IS IT. BEAUTIFUL TO COME HERE. BEAUTIFUL BUT VERY, VERY SAD. Reporter: IT WAS A TIME TO REMEMBER. I THINK THE WORLD IS FORGETTING. THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES. THIS IS NOT IMPORTANT ANYMORE. I KNOW MOST OF THE PEOPLE I RAN INTO, I KNEW THEY WERE ALIVE; BUT THE FIRST REUNION HERE, THERE WERE PEOPLE I RAN INTO THAT I DID NOT KNOW THAT THEY SURVIVED. THAT WAS REALLY SPECTACULAR. THEY RECOGNIZED ME; SOMETIMES I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THEM. Reporter: THEY CELEBRATED WITH FOOD, MUSIC AND DANCING BUT THEIR STORIES ARE ABOUT HARDSHIP AND SORROW. WE WERE TAKEN TO AUSCHWITZ. I KNOW THAT MY AUNT AND HER LITTLE GIRL WERE TAKEN STRAIGHT TO THE GAS CHAMBERS BECAUSE SHE WAS CARRYING HER LITTLE DAUGHTER. ONE OF THE COUPLES SAID, "LET THE CHILD WALK ALONE." AND MY AUNT SAID, "WHY?" HE SAID, "DON'T ASK DUMB QUESTIONS. IF YOU WANT TO STAY ALIVE, LET THE CHILD WALK ALONE." MY AUNT ANSWERED, "WHATEVER IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO MY CHILD, LET IT HAPPEN TO ME TOO." AND MY AUNT WAS SENT BY DR. MENGLE TO BE GASSED. Reporter: IT WAS ALSO A TIME TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO HELPED THEM ESCAPE NAZI TERROR. I JUMPED ON THE TOP OF A GERMAN CAR, A SOLDIER'S CAR, AND HE KNEW THAT I AM THERE. HE WAS A BETTER ONE, YOU KNOW. EVEN HE TOLD ME THAT NOW YOU HAVE TO LEAVE AND TRY TO BE SOMEWHERE WHERE YOU HAVE RELATIVES OR THERE ARE NO RELATIVES BUT KNOW SOMEBODY. SO I'LL NEVER FORGET IT. BEFORE CHRISTMAS IN 1943, SHE CAME AND SHE SAID, "I HAVE TO TAKE YOU OUT." I WAS CRAWLING ALREADY ON MY HANDS, AND MY FEET WERE FROZEN. SHE TOOK ME TO ANOTHER VILLAGE, AND I WAS THERE WITH THE SISTER FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. Reporter: MEMORIES OF THE ATROCITIES MAKE SURVIVORS FEEL LUCKY TO BE AMERICANS. I THINK AMERICA IS A FREE COUNTRY. THERE'S ALWAYS IMPERFECTIONS BUT I THINK IT'S THE BEST PLACE FOR FOREIGNERS BECAUSE YOU ACCEPT FOREIGNERS. I AM MORE AMERICAN THAN SOME AMERICANS HERE. I SEE PEOPLE AGAINST THE UNITED STATES, IT DRIVES ME NUTS. Reporter: MANY SURVIVORS LIKE LOUISE TEACH CHILDREN ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST. SHE SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER AND TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. WHEN HE CAME HERE, PEOPLE SAID, "OH, FORGET WHAT IT WAS." WE DID NOT TELL OUR OWN KIDS WHAT WE HAD BEEN THROUGH! BECAUSE PEOPLE KEPT SAYING DON'T. WE DON'T FORGET IT. WE HAVE THE NIGHTMARES. UNTIL THE DAY WE DIE, WE'LL HAVE THE NIGHTMARES. Reporter: WITH APPROXIMATELY 7,000 PEOPLE HERE, THIS IS THE LARGEST GATHERING OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES SINCE THE MUSEUM OPENED. IT'S POSSIBLY THE LAST. IN WASHINGTON, MARY JOSEPH, "NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK." |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 11/06/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 4:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, training for high growth jobs in the new economy. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao brings her message about a bush administration program to the granite state. Also in this program, Representive Jeb Bradley's tour of Iraq. Why he thinks every member of Congress should see what's going on there first hand. U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao says it only makes sense to train people for industries where the jobs are. the industries with the most job growth. such as high-tech manufacturing, health services and biotech. Chao was in Manchester Monday. hosting a roundtable and pushing the administration's "High Growth Job Training Initiative." The goal of the initiative is to identify the industries where the jobs are. and with the help of community colleges, train workers for them. The C-I-A and the F-B-I are getting together to solve a critical employment problem. There's a shortage of Government translators. The agencies are trying a new approach. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Samia Medina-Rogers, Patty Davis NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: \Elaine L. Chao\U.S. Labor Secretary, David Li, Ph.D\Elliot Healthcare Systems, Everette Jordan\Natl Virtual Translation Center, Kevin Hendzel\American Translators Assn |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 11/06/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 15:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, training for high growth jobs in the new economy. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao brings her message about a bush administration program to the granite state. Also in this program, Representive Jeb Bradley's tour of Iraq. Why he thinks every member of Congress should see what's going on there first hand. The C-I-A and the F-B-I are getting together to solve a critical employment problem. There's a shortage of Government translators. So the agencies are trying a new approach. The situation in Iraq is volatile. Representative Jeb Bradley says every member of the Congress ought to go to Iraq to see what's happening first hand. Bradley just returned from Iraq and shared his experience with NH Outlook. The Supreme Court is going to hear its first cases dealing with the government's post-Nine-Eleven anti-terrorism campaign. The justices will be hearing court challenges involving foreign prisoners held at a military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The issue is whether they should be given access to American courts. Another case related to post-911 national security soon may end up before the Supreme Court. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Patty Davis NAME OF PARTICIPANTS:Everette Jordan\Natl Virtual Translation Center, \Kevin Hendzel\American Translators Assn., Rep. Jeb Bradley\R - District 2, Mohamed Kamel Bellahouel\Former Detainee, David Rivkin\Former Justice Dept. Official, Floyd Abrams\Legal Expert |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 11/06/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 2:30 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, training for high growth jobs in the new economy. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao brings her message about a bush administration program to the granite state. Also in this program, Representive Jeb Bradley's tour of Iraq. Why he thinks every member of Congress should see what's going on there first hand. The Supreme Court is going to hear its first cases dealing with the government's post-Nine-Eleven anti-terrorism campaign. The justices will be hearing court challenges involving foreign prisoners held at a military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The issue is whether they should be given access to American courts. Another case related to post-911 national security soon may end up before the Supreme Court. PRODUCER/REPORTER: John Zarrella NAME OF PARTICIPANTS:Floyd Abrams\Legal Expert, David Rivkin\Former Justice Dept. Official, Mohamed Kamel Bellahouel\Former Detainee |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 11/06/03 22:00 HOST: Mike Nikitas Length: 5:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, training for high growth jobs in the new economy. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao brings her message about a bush administration program to the granite state. Also in this program, Representive Jeb Bradley's tour of Iraq. Why he thinks every member of Congress should see what's going on there first hand. It's been well over half a century since the Holocaust. But for survivors, the memories are as vivid as yesterday's. Our memory as a nation also remains strong, thru institutions such as the U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington. This year is the tenth anniversary of the museum. And thousands of survivors and their families visited Washington to share their stories and to remember the millions who died. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Mary Joseph NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Judith Karmi\Holocaust Survivor, Jack Heisler\Auchwitz Survivor, Louise Kruck\Holocaust Survivor, Irene Gulder\Holocaust Survivor, Stella Yollin\Auchwitz/Bergen-Belsen Survivor |
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AP-NH--Episcopal Uproar Anglican group calls priest removal an "act of war" smfap -- An Episcopal church protest group is calling on the New Hampshire diocese to restore a Rochester interim pastor who was dismissed last week. The American Anglican Council says the removal of the Reverend Donald Wilson was an act of war against the small church. Wilson is opposed to the elevation of Gene Robinson as the church's first openly gay bishop. He was dismissed for insubordination after refusing to come to Concord last week to meet diocesan officials. Yesterday 35 members of the church walked out of church after trying to read a statement during the service. AP-NY-11-10-03 0609EST |
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NH--Canceling Primaries Handful of states canceling presidential primaries smfap -- While New Hampshire's presidential primary is heating up, several other states have moved to drop their primaries next year because of the cost. States struggling with budget deficits say they can't afford the primaries and are questioning whether they serve any purpose. Some critics say after the first few primaries, the front-runner gets anointed by the media and campaign donors and the rest of the primaries are formalities. So far, Kansas, Colorado and Utah have canceled their state-run 2004 primaries. In most states forgoing a primary, party-run caucuses will be used to choose delegates to the national conventions. AP-NY-11-10-03 0745EST |
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-NH--XGR-School Vouchers School voucher bill debated in Statehouse smfman -- A debate over school vouchers is promising to be a hot topic in the Statehouse this session. A bill sponsored by Rumney Representative John Alger would let parents take a share of the state per-pupil grant and use it to pay for private school tuition. Critics say the bill would starve public schools of money and violate the constitution by funding religious schools. But proponents say it would help give poor students the same educational opportunities as their wealthier classmates. The bill would grant vouchers of as much as 80 percent of the per-pupil grant the state gives to schools. Under the state's current school funding law, that would equate to about 27-hundred dollars a year. AP-NY-11-10-03 0808EST |
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bc-National-Alzheimer's-Disease-Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUBJECT: NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE MONTH 11-16 Million Baby Boomers Expected To Develop Alzheimer's ATTN: News Producers/Assignment Editors/Satellite News Coordinators KEYWORDS: Aging Condition Memory Ailment Treatment Health Medical The following is a satellite newsfeed advisory: ----------------------------------------------- STORY SUMMARY: Since Ronald Reagan designated November as National Alzheimer's Disease Month 20 years ago, tremendous progress has been made in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of this disease. The former President and his wife, Nancy, dramatically changed the face of Alzheimer's by raising public awareness and boosting research efforts. According to the Alzheimer's Association, the world leader in Alzheimer's research and support, there are 4.5 million people in the United States living with Alzheimer's disease. As baby boomers age, it is estimated that 11.3 million to 16 million will have Alzheimer's disease by 2050. In the past 20 years, the most promising discoveries have been in genetic research and the search for new vaccines and medications. Scientists are currently exploring new ways to slow the progression of the disease and prevent it. 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's Disease: * Memory loss * Difficulty performing familiar tasks * Problems with language * Disorientation of time and place * Poor or diminished judgment * Problems with abstract thinking * Misplacing things * Changes in mood or behavior * Changes in personality * Loss of initiative You can learn more about Alzheimer's disease by calling 800-272-3900 or visiting www.alz.org. THIS SATELLITE FEED CONTAINS: B-Roll: * PET scan images of Alzheimer's brain * Facts about Alzheimer's disease, a projection chart for Alzheimer's disease, and the 10 warning signs of Alzheimer's disease * President Reagan signing 1983 proclamation of National Alzheimer's Disease Month * President Reagan's 1994 letter to the Nation announcing that he had Alzheimer's disease SOT: * Sheldon Goldberg, President and CEO, Alzheimer's Association * Nancy Reagan, Former First Lady * William Thies, PhD, Medical and Scientific Affairs, Alzheimer's Association ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FEED DATE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2003 FEED TIME: 1:30 - 2:00 PM ET COORDINATES: C-BAND: TELSTAR 5 /TRANSPONDER 19 /AUDIO 6.2 & 6.8 DL FREQ: 4160 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Produced for the Alzheimer's Association FOR STORY INFORMATION, CONTACT: Natalie Adler 973-5865 FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION, CONTACT: Medialink, 212-682-8300 / 800-843-0677 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THIS FEED IS FREE FOR UNRESTRICTED USE. A HARD COPY CAN BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING MEDIALINK AT 212-812-7040. WE WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS REGARDING FEED CONTENT AND QUALITY. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VISIT AN ENHANCED VERSION OF THE SATELLITE FEED DAYBOOK AT: http:/www.medialink.com/daybook.htm AND FOR FREE MULTIMEDIA NEWS CONTENT FOR YOUR WEB SITE, VISIT http:/www.newstream.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ M E D I A L I N K - Your Video News Source ------------------------------------------------------------------------ /END ADVISORY/ AP-NY-11-10-03 0728EST |
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ITEM: BN-15895 TYPE: PKG TRT: 1:30 SOURCE: CNN EMBARGO: NO INTERNAT OR WEBSITE USE SUPERS- 1:10 Suzanne Malveaux The White House --LEAD IN-- PRESIDENT BUSH CALLED FOR DEMOCRACY IN THE MIDDLE EAST THURSDAY, THE SAME DAY HE SIGNED LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING BILLIONS IN SPENDING FOR IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. SUZANNE MALVEAUX HAS THE DETAILS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. --REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS-- PRESIDENT BUSH DECLARED HIS MISSION TO FREE IRAQ AS A WATERSHED EVENT----AT THE HEART OF A GLOBAL DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION. "the united states has adopted a new policy:a forward strategy of freedom in the middle east." MR. BUSH SAID THE US WILL NO LONGER SUPPORT ARAB NATIONS WHO DON'T SHARE AMERICA'S DEMOCRATIC PHILOSOPHY. "sixty years of western nations excusing and accomodating the lack of freedom in the Middle East did nothing to make us safe because in the long run stability cannot be purchased at the expense of liberty." THE PRESIDENT PRAISED SOME MIDEAST COUNTRIES FOR THEIR REFORMS---KUWAIT, BAHRAIN, QATAR, OMAN, YEMEN WHILE HE GENTLY PRODDED IMPORTANT US ALLIES---EGYPT AND SAUDI ARABIA TO DO BETTER. BUT HE CRITICIZED IRAQ AND SYRIA FOR WHAT HE CALLED THEIR LEGACY OF TORTURE AND OPPRESSION. AND HE CHASTIZED THE LEADERSHIP OF IRAN AND THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY FOR STANDING IN THE WAY OF DEMOCRATIC CHANGE. MR. BUSH'S SPEECH WAS HIS LATEST ATTEMPT TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT'S A STAKE IN IRAQ. "the failure of iraqi democracy would embolden terrorists around the world and increase dangers to the american people and extinguish the hopes of millions in the region." THE PRESIDENT DID GET SOME SUPPORT FROM CONGRESS WHICH CLEARED THE WAY FOR HIS SIGNING OF A 87.5 BILLION DOLLAR PACKAGE FOR MILITARY OPERATIONS AND RECONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. standup: "bush took aim at those who claimed pushing democracy was imperialistic. he said modernization is not the same as westernization, and that the failure of some arab nations was not the work of islam, but of dead-end political and economic policies. suzanne malveaux, cnn, the white house." -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT |
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ITEM: IW-16035 TYPE: VONAT TRT: 1:00 SOURCE: CNN EMBARGO: NONE SUPERS- Tikrit, Iraq Friday --VIDEO SHOWS-- Closeup shots thru night vision goggles; Distant shots of bombings NOT THRU NIGHT VISION --VO SCRIPT-- U-S FORCES DROPPED BOMBS AND MORTAR SHELLS ON TIKRIT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE ATTACK HAPPENED HOURS AFTER SIX U-S SOLDIERS WERE KILLED WHEN A BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER WENT DOWN. U-S FORCES POUNDED THE AREA NEAR SADDAM HUSSEIN'S ANCESTRAL HOME. ACCORDING TO CNN'S NIC ROBERTSON, TWO F-16'S FLEW LOW OVER THE MARSHY AREA AND DROPPED AT LEAST TWO FIVE HUNDRED POUND BOMBS NEAR WHERE THE HELICOPTER CRASHED. -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT |
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SLUG: IRAQ:TIKRIT CHOPPER CRASH
ITEM: BK-15938 TYPE: RAW TRT: 1:38 SOURCE: RTV EMBARGO: NO WEBSITE OR INTERNATIONAL USE/SEE SCRIPT Mandatory Script Advisory for breaking news scripts: This video is restricted for breaking news only. Once this story is no longer considered breaking news, all use by affiliate stations must cease!!!! UPDATE CASULATY FIGURES: 6 SIX U-S SOLDIERS DEAD, NOT FOUR! SUPERS- Near Tikrit, Iraq Friday -- Major Josslyn Aberle Fourth Infantry Division --VO SCRIPT-- THE U-S MILITARY SAYS AT LEAST SIX U-S SOLDIERS HAVE BEEN KILLED, AND TWO OTHERS WOUNDED, IN A BLACKHAWK HELICOPTER CRASH NEAR THE IRAQI CITY OF TIKRIT. WHY THE HELICOPTER CRASHED IS UNCLEAR AT THIS TIME. THE CRASH CAME HOURS AFTER AN AMBUSH OF A U-S MILITARY CONVOY CLAIMED THE LIFE OF ANOTHER SOLDIER, WITH THREE OTHERS WOUNDED, ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS. -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT |
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ITEM: NA-15757 TYPE: PKG TRT: 2:38 SOURCE: CNN EMBARGO: NONE SUPERS- :08 Kadhim al-Waeli Fmr. Volunteer in Iraq :35-:38 Lt. Col. Chris Hughes U.S. Army :44 Najaf, Iraq April 3 1:08 hughes again 1:26 Kadhim al-Waeli Fmr. Volunteer in Iraq --LEAD IN-- HE HELPED WIN THE WAR IN IRAQ -- AND HE'S GRATEFUL HE HAD THE CHANCE TO HELP LIBERATE HIS NATIVE COUNTRY. BACK IN THE UNITED STATES NOW -- THIS YOUNG IRAQI-AMERICAN DOESN'T WANT ANY MEDALS. JUST A JOB. JAMIE MCINTYRE HAS THE STORY. --REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS-- MEET KADHIM AL-WAELI -- AN AMERICAN. BORN IN IRAQ. Al-WAELI SOT "There is some hesitation in some people when they talk to me. There is some hesitation. They don't want to associate with me they don't want to socialize with me." IF THEY ONLY KNEW THAT KADHIM PLAYED A PIVITAL ROLE IN SAVING THE LIVES OF U.S. TROOPS DURING MAJOR COMBAT IN IRAQ. HE LEFT GAVE UP A GOOD JOB WITH TELECOMMUNICATIONS FIRM IN ST. LOUIS TO VOLUNTEER AS A "FREE IRAQI FIGHTERS", AND HE SERVED ALONGSIDE SOLDIERS OF 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION: HUGHES SOT "Essentially he set me up for success as a commander to find myself quickly thrown into a situation in Najaf. " NAT SOT IT WAS APRIL 3RD IN NAJAF -- KAHDIM'S HOMETOWN -- WHERE LT. COL. HUGHES CALMED AN ANGRY CROWD WHICH THOUGHT AMERICAN SOLDIERS WERE MOVING AGAINST A SACRED MOSQUE AND A LOCAL CLERIC: NAT SOT "They've got to understand. He wants us here. Smile. Relax." HUGHES KNEW JUST HOW ACT, BECAUSE KADHIM HAD PREPARED HIM. HUGHES SOT "He told me what to look for in people's non-verbal communication." NAT SOT "Get in formation we got move, just turn around." HUGHES SOT "He gave a number of hand symbols that I could use." HUGHES SOT "To put you hand on your heart, and to bow to an individual, or at least nod to an individual shows respect. Al-WAELI SOT "He just like hold his rifle and turn it down and he said back up, sit, smile. I looked the colonel like, God, wow this is, this he made history, honestly. IT WAS KADHIM'S CULTURAL SMARTS-- LT. COL HUGHES FIRMLY BELIEVES -- THAT HELPED KEEP THE BATTALION CASUALTY FREE. Al-WAELI SOT "I start talking to the people on the speaker" BUTT TO: Al-WAELI SOT "I know how to approach them, or how to persuade them that we are here to help. That why we enter al Najaf that there were no casualties." BUT AFTER THE WAR, THERE WAS NO JOB FOR THE LOYAL FOOT SOLDIER. HE WAS THANKED AND GIVEN A CEREMONIAL COIN. DESPITE THE SHORTAGE OF ARABIC TRANSLATORS THE ONLY OFFER FROM THE COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY WAS FOR THE AMERICAN TO ACCEPT IRAQI WAGES, TEN DOLLARS A DAY. NAT SOT NOW HE'S IN WASHINGTON, POLISHING HIS RESUME, HOPING TO FIND A WAY TO SERVE BOTH HIS COUNTRIES AGAIN, PREFERABLY IN IRAQ Al-WAELI SOT "I don't need reward. I don't need anything, I just want to go back to Iraq and to help the people of Iraq and help us." Kadhim al-Waeli Al-WAELI SOT "I did my part first of all as a human being, and as an American and as Iraqi." JAMIE MCINTYRE, CNN, THE PENTAGON. -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT |
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ITEM: IW-15406 TYPE: VO/NAT TRT::40 SOURCE: CNN EMBARGO: NONE T 43498 8:41:40 SUPERS- Baghdad, Iraq Saturday Richard L. Armitage US Deputy Secretary of State --VO SCRIPT-- DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE RICHARD ARMITAGE IS IN IRAQ THIS WEEKEND. HE'S BEEN CONFERRING WITH OFFICIALS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND EGYPT ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES. MR. ARMITAGE SPOKE FROM BAGHDAD THIS MORNING. HE SAYS THAT WHILE THERE IS A SECURITY PROBLEM IN THE COUNTRY, THE U-S- COALITION HAS A "VERY SOLID PLAN" TO APPREHEND THOSE PERPETRATING THE ATTACKS. -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT |
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ITEM: IW-15407 TYPE: SOT TRT::27 SOURCE: CNN EMBARGO: NONE TR43498 armitage plantrt:oc:.killing iraqis. 08:43:15 it's not a secret to anyone that in the baghdad, tikrit, aura mady, fallujah area we've got a security problem. we're sobered by the problem but after discussions today with commander joint task force 7, lieutenant general sanchez, i'm absolutely convinced that we have a very solid plan to go out and get these people who are killing us and killing iraqis. SUPERS- Baghdad, Iraq Saturday Richard L. Armitage US Deputy Secretary of State --LEAD IN-- DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE RICHARD ARMITAGE IS IN IRAQ THIS WEEKEND. HE'S BEEN CONFERRING WITH OFFICIALS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND EGYPT ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES. MR. ARMITAGE SPOKE FROM BAGHDAD THIS MORNING. HE SAYS THAT WHILE THERE IS A SECURITY PROBLEM IN THE COUNTRY, THE U-S- COALITION HAS A "VERY SOLID PLAN" TO APPREHEND THOSE PERPETRATING THE ATTACKS. --SOT-- armitage plantrt:22oc:.killing iraqis. it's not a secret to anyone that in the baghdad, tikrit, aura mady, fallujah area we've got a security problem. we're sobered by the problem but after discussions today with commander joint task force 7, lieutenant general sanchez, i'm absolutely convinced that we have a very solid plan to go out and get these people who are killing us and killing iraqis. --TAG-- TWO U-S- SOLDIERS WERE KILLED AND ANOTHER WOUNDED SATURDAY MORNING WHEN THEIR VEHICLE RAN OVER AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE WEST OF BAGHDAD. U-S- LED COALITION FORCES ARRESTED A PERSON SUSPECTED TO BE A FORMER BODYGUARD OF SADDAM HUSSEIN IN AN EARLY MORNING RAID SOUTH OF KIRKUK AND THE RED CROSS HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE AID GROUP IS TEMPORARILY SHUTTING DOWN ITS OFFICES IN BAGHDAD AND BASRA, FEARING FOR THE SAFETY OF ITS STAFF, AFTER LAST MONTH'S DEADLY BOMBING ATTACK ON ITS OFFICES. -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT |
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