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STORY: A unique peace-keeping mission is guarding the demilitarised zone
between Iraq and Kuwait. Set up in April without any prior planning,
the United Nations operation has three-hundred observers drawn from
thirty-six countries. ...
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USA: UN/IRAQ OIL FOR FOOD AGREEMENT SITUATION UPDATE
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The Clinton administration will let US companies bid for the two (b) billion dollars' worth of crude oil Iraq is allowed to sell over the next six months in the oil-for-food agreement.
But the State Department says Saddam...
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VOICER US troops in urban warfare training
0.00 - US (United States) Soldiers standing together loading their weapons
0.04 - Various soldiers putting bullets in guns
0.15 - UPSOUND: (English) Soldier blowing whistle to allow soldiers to fire at cardboard targets
0.19 - Various...
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KUWAIT: PREPARATIONS MADE FOR POSSIBLE ATTACK FROM IRAQ
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The people of Kuwait are getting ready for war in case diplomacy fails to solve the crisis in the Gulf.
Seven thousand Kuwaitis have volunteered for medical, fire and chemical warfare evacuation training.
They don't want to...
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US 3rd Infantry training on how to take Iraqi prisoners
1. Wide shot of U.S soldiers discussing the exercise
2. Various of US soldiers discussing the exercise
3. Mid shot "POWs" lined up with hands on heads
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Commander Sergeant Major Charles Medley, 3rd Infantry Division,...
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KUWAIT: US DEFENCE SECRETARY COHEN VISIT
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The U-S Defence Secretary has arrived in Kuwait for a morale-boosting pre-Christmas visit to American troops who took part in Operation Desert Fox.
During his visit to the Gulf State, William Cohen met Kuwaiti leaders...
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WRAP Last troops to cross border reflect on Iraq mission
1. US military trucks lined up at Camp Virginia in Kuwait
2. SOUNDBITE (English) James Alaimo, Sergeant in 1st Cavalry Division US Army from Dallas, Texas
"That's it? The border? I expected it to be like the Texas/Mexico border or...
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UK: US UN AMBASSADOR MADELEINE ALBRIGHT LONDON PRESS CONF.
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The U.S. is heading up a campaign to make sure sanctions against Iraq remain in force until the country complies with U.N. obligations.
The voice behind the campaign is Madeleine Albright, the U.S. Ambassador to the United...
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Third round of talks between China and Gulf Cooperation Council nations
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al Sabah and delegates of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Friday in Beijing.
The meeting came after a third round of strategic dialogue in the...
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Rice meets Kuwaiti FM, comments on Iraq, Iran
1. Rice and Sabah Al-Sabah enter news conference
2. Cutaway of diplomatic staff
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State:
"There's no doubt that there are determined killers, determined terrorists who are trying...
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Last troops to cross border reflect on Iraq mission
1. US military trucks lined up at Camp Virginia in Kuwait
2. SOUNDBITE (English) James Alaimo, Sergeant in 1st Cavalry Division US Army from Dallas, Texas
"That's it? The border? I expected it to be like the Texas/Mexico border or...
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Ministers arrive for first meeting since Iraq war
1. Wide of skyline over river
2. Various exteriors of Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Doha
3. Interior GVs of Ritz-Carlton with people standing in lobby
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdullah bin Hamad al Attiyah, Qatari Minister for Oil:
"This is a...
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KUWAIT: US GROUND TROOPS GIVEN PERMISSION TO HAVE ADDITIONAL BASE
Kuwait; London, United Kingdom; Fort Hood, United States, 16th September 1996
Kuwait
1. Wide shot U-S troops in desert
2. Medium shot camp
3. Medium shot soldier with head in hands
4. Medium shot soldier drinking
5. Wide shot diggers
6....
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AUSTRIA: VIENNA: OPEC NATIONS OIL MINISTERS SUMMIT
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Oil ministers from the OPEC nations have met in Vienna to discuss how to bring Iraq back into the world oil markets without undermining prices.
The U-N has cut a oil-for-food deal with Iraq allowing up to 2 (b) billion U-S...
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USA - Clinton statement on attack on Iraq
In an address to the nation, US President Bill Clinton confirmed on Tuesday (03/09) that he had ordered cruise missile launches against Iraqi air defense installations, intended to make Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein pay a price for the...
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Look at security one day after last US combat brigade left Iraq
Baghdad, August 20 2010
1. Traffic on city street
2. Iraqi soldier in full battle dress directing traffic
3. Close of soldier's AK47 rifle
4. Soldier directing traffic
Baghdad, August 19 2010
5. Establishing shot of Iraqi Deputy Chief of...
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Gulf countries' ministers hold talks on Iraq
1. Interior of conference room
2. Various shots of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) diplomats around table
3. Wide shot of conference room with European Union (EU) delegates and Gulf delegates seated together
4. Greek Foreign Minister...
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Kuwait May Work With Saudi on Bond Sales
July 14 -- Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are the latest gulf nations to test investor appetite for Middle Eastern debt. Both countries are seeking to raise around $10B from bond sales. The Kuwaiti finance minister has told Bloomberg he is open...
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Activity at US military base in desert
(Day shots)
1. US flag and US airforce squadron flag
2. Soldier walks by sandbagged bomb storage bunker
3. Close shot of Bomb tail-fin assembly
4. Bomb being driven past on trailer
5. Various shots of armourers assembling bombs
6....