I'd like to say from the beginning that the 12 years I've been coming here, I've met unfailing courtesy and cooperation, courtesy from your people and cooperation from the Ministry of Information.

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White House reports diverged at this time. Newsweek called the incident a "ham-handed attempt to depict a bombed-out biological-weapons plant near Baghdad as a baby-formula factory. About halfway through the war the CIA approached Mr.

Arnett worked for National Geographic magazine and later for various television networks most notably CNN. He is well known for his coverage of war including the Vietnam War and the Gulf War.