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Shia pilgrims in Karbala
1. Wide shot of pilgrims walking into al-Abas shrine
2. Various of the shrine
3. Pilgrims marching through the streets of Karbala towards the shrine, beating chests and chanting
4. Various of pilgrims drinking water
5. People in Karbala...
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NEW Activity on board USS Abraham Lincoln
1. Wide shot deck, F-14 plane
2. Flags
3. F-14 taking off
4. Crew on deck
5. F-18 taking off
6. Pilot in cockpit of F-14
7. Close up crew member
8. Wide shot F-14 taking off
9. Crew on deck
10. Fighter taking off
11. Set up Commander...
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WRAP Saddam claims he has been beaten during US detention
1. Wide shot of eight defendants, including Saddam Hussein (bottom right of screen)
2. Saddam Hussein stands up as witness is sworn in
3. Chief Judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin swearing in witness AUDIO of witness repeating sentences
4. Grey...
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Opening of new US embassy in Baghdad, itw with US ambassador
1. Wide of ceremonies of opening the new American embassy with two American and Iraqi flags
2. President Jalal Talabani (middle) and US ambassador Iraq Ryan Crocker (left) and Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte (right) standing...
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Iraqi govt cracks down on Internet service providers
1. Tilt down to Internet centre
2. Sign reading (Arabic): ''Al-Roubaee Internet centre''
3. Various of people inside Internet caf� browsing internet
4. Close of hands typing
5. Close of a Web page address bar with address being...
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Parts of Hanging Gardens and Tower of Babel torn up for oil pipeline
Once the centre of the ancient world, Babylon has been despoiled in modern times by Saddam Hussein's fantasies of grandeur, invading armies and village sprawl.
Now come two more setbacks for the city famous for its Hanging Gardens and...
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Scientific team departs for Iraq to advise on inspections
Johannesburg - 22 Feb 2003
1. Exterior Johannesburg International Airport
2. Various of disarmament experts at airport waiting to check in
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Azia Pahad, South African Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister:
"We are hoping...
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President Bush signs new defence bill
1. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"Saddam Hussein's regime had a long history of aggression against its neighbours and hostility towards America. It has a long history of ties to terrorists. The dictator has a long...
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Bremer announces halt to Fallujah military operations
1. US administrator L. Paul Bremer sitting at news conference table
2. SOUNDBITE (English) L. Paul Bremer, US administrator in Iraq:
"Today coalition forces have initiated a unilateral suspension of offensive operations in Fallujah in...
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Iraqi artist paints portrait of US Defence Secretary
1. Muayad Muhsin walking into his studio
2. Muayad Picking up canvas
3. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Muayad Muhsin, Iraqi Artist
"The influence of history on my work is obvious I have been always inspired by history and monuments as well as all...
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Pentagon says combat substantially at its conclusion
1. Wide shot Torie Clarke and Major Gen. McChrystal at Pentagon briefing
2. Cutaway reporters
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Major Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Operations Joint Chiefs of Staff:
"I would anticipate that the major combat...
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UN: USA: SURVEILLANCE FLIGHTS IN IRAQ TO RESUME DESPITE THREATS
English/Nat
U-N chief weapons inspector Richard Butler has confirmed that United Nations U-2 surveillance flights will resume on Monday, in spite of Iraqi threats that the American planes would be shot down.
A senior Pentagon official...
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Arab League condemns Islamic militants who have captured large swathes of Iraq
The Arab League expressed concern over the ongoing sectarian tensions in Iraq and urged the country to find reconciliation through "a serious national dialogue."
Speaking to a meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo on Sunday,...
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WRAP Site of blast, hospital scenes and US army comment
1. Iraqis walking from blast scene, pan to soldiers guarding scene
2. Flag flying on Turkish embassy
3. Man walking through blast site, pan in to wreckage
4. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Voxpop, Iraqi civilian:
+++Not Verbatim+++
"We want Iraqis...
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VOICED Iranians cross illegally into Iraq for pilgrimage despite dangers
Mehran, Iran (near Iran-Iraq border) - 19 July 2003
00:00 Wide shot of people waiting to cross border into Iraq
00:06 Mid shot of luggage
Iran-Iraq border - 22 July 2003
00:08 Pan of people and traffic at border
Karbala, Iraq - 19 July...
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Campaigning under way ahead of provincial elections
Najaf, south of Baghdad
1. Wide of the holy shrine of Imam Ali, son-in-law of prophet Muhammad
2. Golden dome of shrine
3. Cars driving on bridge in central Najaf
4. Mid of cars driving in downtown area, with campaigning posters for...
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WRAP Italian forces secure scene after bomb blast nr Italian base kills 4, reax
Nasiriyah, Iraq
1. Blast site with damaged Carabinieri (Italian military police) vehicle with sign in Arabic reading: "Italy" on door
2. Wide of blast site
3. Zoom out damaged vehicle
4. Mid of another Carabinieri vehicle, two...
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USA: WASHINGTON: IRAQ STILL DEVELOPING NUCLEAR WEAPONS CLAIM
English/Nat
The American ambassador to the United Nations says Iraq continues to develop weapons of mass destruction, and that UN sanctions should continue.
US envoy Madeleine Albright told lawmakers in Washington that the regime of...
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WRAP Explosion at second police in Baghdad, Basra attack
Basra
1. Wide shot of the elections centre
2. Sign: al-Buhtari School where the balloting station is
3. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Issa al-Nasari, In charge of targeted elections centre:
''The hand grenade that was thrown at the balloting...
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Debate over parliamentary speaker
1. Wide shot of lobby of the convention centre (Conferences Palace)
2. Interim President Ghazi al-Yawer and Hajim al-Hassani, Speaker of Parliament entering the hall
3. Various of lawmakers entering the lobby of the Conferences Palace...
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Holbrooke denies betrayal claims by Karadzic''''''''s wife
New York, US - March 18, 2004
1. Wide shot Asia Society event
2. Richard Holbrooke speaking
3. Audience
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Holbrooke, former US envoy to Balkans:
"This is pure disinformation - Soviet-style, Cold War-era...
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IRAQ: BAGHDAD: UN WEAPONS INSPECTORS COMPLETE 4TH DAY OF WORK
Arabic/Eng/Nat
UN inspectors completed a fourth day of searches on Tuesday at sites in and around Baghdad, but failed to turn up any weapons caches.
Meanwhile the row between Iraq and the United States over whether UN teams should...
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Comments in Congress + security preps
1. Wide view of House floor
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dennis Hastert (Republican, Illinois), Speaker of the House of Representatives
"Ladies and Gentlemen of the Congress, I'd like to tell you at this time and for the information of all...
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WEST BANK: PALESTINIANS STAGE PRO IRAQ RALLY
English/Nat
About one hundred Palestinians marched on Sunday in a pro-Iraq rally in the Dehaishe refugee camp near Bethlehem.
Demonstrators chanted slogans supporting Iraq, held posters of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and carried Iraqi...