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What's on Tap for D.C. Today?
Aired November 05, 2002 - 06:09 ET
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CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: Washington, D.C. is almost like a ghost town with Congress on the campaign trails. Not everyone is gone, though.
Joining us from Washington, CNN Washington morning producer, Paul Courson, with a look at what's on tap there.
Good morning -- Paul.
PAUL COURSON, CNN WASHINGTON MORNING PRODUCER: Hi, Catherine. You know, one thing about a federal holiday is you can park on the curb and not have to pay the meters.
CALLAWAY: That's a very good point.
COURSON: But there is some activity around town today to tell you about.
The Turkish chief of staff for its Defense Ministry is in town today for meetings with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Richard Myers. He also meets today with Secretary of State Powell, and of course, Turkey being a fairly important ally to the United States, not only during Afghanistan, but also during the overflights that we've got going with Iraq, and possible future military action against Iraq.
Powell today also meets with the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates. That's a small Persian Gulf country that may play a big support role if the Saudis remain somewhat reluctant to give the U.S. the kind of support it may need to stage a military strike on Iraq.
Secretary of State Powell today also meets with the foreign minister of Kuwait, and of course, that's the country we went to war with Iraq about when Baghdad invaded the place about 10 years ago. It seems like forever ago.
CALLAWAY: Yes, it does. And Powell, speaking of that, what's the latest on the U.N. resolution concerning Iraq?
COURSON: Yes, the United Nations may take up today or tomorrow in New York the proposed United States resolution authorizing or endorsing military action against Iraq. Powell may very well bring up the idea of having these diplomats help lobby for support on behalf of that U.S. resolution when he meets with them today.
CALLAWAY: Still looking for more information on this missile attack in Yemen, and possibly who was inside the vehicle that was hit...
COURSON: Details have...
CALLAWAY: ... likely to be al Qaeda members.
COURSON: It's true. Details have been very hard to come by. The sources that we've talked with so far have suggested that six people were killed, and that they've been linked with the al Qaeda terrorist network operating in Yemen, as well as elsewhere. You'll remember a couple of years ago al Qaeda was linked with the attack on the USS Cole.
David Ensor, CNN national correspondent, will be on set here in about an hour or two and possibly have some more details for us about that attack, which was staged, by the way, with an unmanned aerial drone. And the Hellfire missile was launched by remote control against the car that you're seeing here -- amazing technology that we've got.
CALLAWAY: Yes, it is. All right, Paul, thank you -- have a good day.
COURSON: Thank you.
CALLAWAY: Enjoy your free parking.
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Aired November 5, 2002 - 06:09 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: Washington, D.C. is almost like a ghost town with Congress on the campaign trails. Not everyone is gone, though.
Joining us from Washington, CNN Washington morning producer, Paul Courson, with a look at what's on tap there.
Good morning -- Paul.
PAUL COURSON, CNN WASHINGTON MORNING PRODUCER: Hi, Catherine. You know, one thing about a federal holiday is you can park on the curb and not have to pay the meters.
CALLAWAY: That's a very good point.
COURSON: But there is some activity around town today to tell you about.
The Turkish chief of staff for its Defense Ministry is in town today for meetings with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Richard Myers. He also meets today with Secretary of State Powell, and of course, Turkey being a fairly important ally to the United States, not only during Afghanistan, but also during the overflights that we've got going with Iraq, and possible future military action against Iraq.
Powell today also meets with the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates. That's a small Persian Gulf country that may play a big support role if the Saudis remain somewhat reluctant to give the U.S. the kind of support it may need to stage a military strike on Iraq.
Secretary of State Powell today also meets with the foreign minister of Kuwait, and of course, that's the country we went to war with Iraq about when Baghdad invaded the place about 10 years ago. It seems like forever ago.
CALLAWAY: Yes, it does. And Powell, speaking of that, what's the latest on the U.N. resolution concerning Iraq?
COURSON: Yes, the United Nations may take up today or tomorrow in New York the proposed United States resolution authorizing or endorsing military action against Iraq. Powell may very well bring up the idea of having these diplomats help lobby for support on behalf of that U.S. resolution when he meets with them today.
CALLAWAY: Still looking for more information on this missile attack in Yemen, and possibly who was inside the vehicle that was hit...
COURSON: Details have...
CALLAWAY: ... likely to be al Qaeda members.
COURSON: It's true. Details have been very hard to come by. The sources that we've talked with so far have suggested that six people were killed, and that they've been linked with the al Qaeda terrorist network operating in Yemen, as well as elsewhere. You'll remember a couple of years ago al Qaeda was linked with the attack on the USS Cole.
David Ensor, CNN national correspondent, will be on set here in about an hour or two and possibly have some more details for us about that attack, which was staged, by the way, with an unmanned aerial drone. And the Hellfire missile was launched by remote control against the car that you're seeing here -- amazing technology that we've got.
CALLAWAY: Yes, it is. All right, Paul, thank you -- have a good day.
COURSON: Thank you.
CALLAWAY: Enjoy your free parking.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
