Washington Week Show - # 4240
Washington Week Show - WW 4240 "Open"
Gwen Ifill opens show. Composite footage (unclean) with Washington Week title and text: American troops in Iraq, Saddam International Airport.
Washington Week Show - WW 4240 "Iraq War and Affirmative Action"
Nighttime bombing in Iraq. U.S. soldiers in Iraq. American soldiers charging through doorway. Demonstrators with NAACP signs in Washington, DC.
Washington Week Show - WW 4240 - "Iraq War"
American soldiers in Iraq, military vehicles in desert. Photo of reporter in upper right corner (composite footage, unclean).
Washington Week Show - WW 4240 - "Iraq War"
Gwen Ifill introduces segment on the war in Iraq and United States seizure of Baghdad International Airport (aka Saddam International Airport). Ifill speaks remotely with Drew Brown of Knight Rider, who is embedded with the U.S. Army in Iraq. Map of Iraq and bordering countries, star marking Baghdad, photo of Brown. Brown gives verbal account of the fighting that took place between U.S. and Iraqi forces at the airport. Footage of American tank on Iraq highway, soldier manning machine gun. U.S. tank firing shell (explosion). Brown continues verbal account. Mention of the Iraq Republican Guard (special forces).
Washington Week Show - WW 4240 - "Iraq War"
Gwen Ifill continues speaking with reporter Drew Brown of Knight Rider, who is embedded with the U.S. Army in Iraq. They discuss his former service as an Army Ranger, and how the current fighting in Iraq compares to his experience in the military. Map of Iraq and bordering countries, star marking Baghdad. Brown talks about his brief combat experience in the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989 (Operation Just Cause). Brown witnessed combat between U.S. forces and the Taliban in Afghanistan. Brown concludes his account of the fighting between U.S. and Iraqi forces at Baghdad International Airport.
Washington Week Show - WW 4240 - "Iraq War"
Gwen Ifill introduces segment discussing the war plan in Iraq, raising questions of where is Saddam Hussein? Who is in control of Iraq? Who will be in control of Iraq? Tom Gjelten of NPR discusses the battle for Baghdad, says that the war in Iraq has reached a very unpredictable point. Questioning of what military strategy the United States will use for invading Baghdad, now that Baghdad International Airport has been seized. Mention of Iraqi Republican guard. Mention of weapons of mass destruction. Gjelten discusses the whereabouts and well-being of Saddam Hussein, mentions recent speech Saddam gave in Baghdad. Discussion of what U.S. intelligence community knows about Saddam. Michael Duffy of Time Magazine discusses Saddam Hussein, his first public appearance in three years, confirming that he's alive. Discussion of Hussein’s possible strategy and whether he will try to make a deal with the US. Mention of Donald Rumsfeld saying that the U.S. will not make a deal with Hussein. Mention of Saudi Arabia and Russia getting involved in Iraq. Doyle McManus of the Los Angeles Times discusses the possibility of U.S. military and intelligence community making deals with Iraqi commanders to collapse the regime from within.
Washington Week Show - WW 4240 - "Iraq War"
Michael Duffy of Time Magazine discusses whether the Bush administration would accept a deal leading to regime change in Iraq. Doyle McManus says that President Bush and Donald Rumsfeld will not make a deal with Saddam Hussein but may be open to making a deal with an Iraqi military commander. Tom Gjelten of NPR discusses the past week in Iraq. It was thought that Hussein was no longer in the picture, despite that U.S. forces still faced heavy resistance. The problem in Iraq may go deeper than Hussein. Gjelten discusses two strategies the U.S. may use in dealing with Baghdad: U.S. may enter Baghdad with a column of armored vehicles as a display of power and pull back out, or encircle Baghdad to start controlling it from the outside.
Washington Week Show - WW 4240 - "Iraq War"
Gwen Ifill brings up the debate over a new government in Iraq. Mention of arguing between Donald Rumsfeld and Colin Powell. Michael Duffy of Time Magazine discusses what type of government might be set up in Iraq. The Pentagon would like to quickly put a group of exiled Iraqis in charge. The State Department also wants to include Iraqi citizens already in Iraq and more slowly create a new government. Doyle McManus discusses the debate over the strategies Rumsfeld and Powell want to use in Iraq. Rumsfeld wants a unilateral approach, with U.S. working alone. Powell wants to work with the United Nations and allies. Ifill asks if the U.S. can claim victory and move forward if Saddam Hussein is still in Iraq. McManus brings up the issue of who will police Iraq when an interim government is put into power.
Washington Week Show - WW 4240 - "Iraq War"
Michael Duffy of Time Magazine discusses possibility of the U.S. facilitating the spread of democracy throughout the rest of the Middle East once democracy has been established in Iraq. Tom Gjelten of NPR discusses the Pentagon, whether the U.S. will have enough troops in Iraq for the post-war period. Discussion of the split between civilian and military leadership in the Pentagon. Duffy discusses the Pentagon’s power in choosing who will run the interim government in Iraq. Discussion of the debate between Pentagon and State Department over government in Iraq.
Washington Week Show - WW 4240 - "Iraq War"
Doyle McManus of the Los Angeles Times discusses the upcoming meeting between President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Discussion of Blair talking Bush into internationalizing the post-war period in Iraq. Discussion of rebuilding U.S. relations with Europe. Discussion of the United Nations Security Council and a U.N. mandate. Tom Gjelten of NPR discusses what the Pentagon plans to do next militarily in Iraq. Discussion of Baghdad and moving north in Iraq to secure oil fields.
Washington Week Show - WW 4240 - "Affirmative Action"
Gwen Ifill introduces segment on affirmative action. Mention of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
Washington Week Show - WW 4240 - "Affirmative Action"
Linda Greenhouse of The New York Times begins discussion of the Supreme Court hearing a case on affirmative action. Discussion of the U.S. military supporting affirmative action. Discussion of race being a factor in college admissions and remarks made by Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to plaintiffs (those against affirmative action) during the hearing. Discussion of what O’Connor’s opinion may be regarding affirmative action.
Washington Week Show - WW 4240 - "Affirmative Action"
Linda Greenhouse of The New York Times continues discussion on the Supreme Court case hearing on affirmative action. Discussion of the Court’s past opinion on affirmative action. Greenhouse talks about the Court’s generally negative view on affirmative action. Mention of the Supreme Court shutting down the use of race in government contracts. Discussion of the Court’s view on affirmative action in higher education. Discussion of the current Supreme Court being conservative.
Washington Week Show - WW 4240 - "Michael Kelly"
Gwen Ifill takes a moment to mention the death of reporter Michael Kelly of The Atlantic, who died in a Humvee accident in Iraq.
Washington Week Show - WW 4240 - "Michael Kelly and Closing"
Gwen Ifill continues talking about the death of reporter Michael Kelly. Gwen Ifill gives condolences to Kelly’s family, closes show. Moment of silence during credits.