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CNN Expelled from Bagdhad

Aired March 21, 2003 - 11:45   ET

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PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Let's go back to Bill, who was standing by in Kuwait. I guess that is always a prospect the team knew they were up against, right, Bill?
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: I tell you, they showed some amazing courage, Paula, sticking in there. Rym Brahimi, Nic Robertson, Brian Pichotti (ph), the photographer, Ingrid Formanack (ph), a long-time producer with CNN. She was also there in Baghdad during the first Persian Gulf War. These people showed a lot of guts and lot of courage trying to stick it out. I don't want to go too far out on a limb here, but oftentimes the Iraqis have changed their minds late in the game. Perhaps they'll reconsider now.

If not though, the important thing I believe right now is that these four people get out safe if, indeed, that is their fate in Baghdad.

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Aired March 21, 2003 - 11:45   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Let's go back to Bill, who was standing by in Kuwait. I guess that is always a prospect the team knew they were up against, right, Bill?
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: I tell you, they showed some amazing courage, Paula, sticking in there. Rym Brahimi, Nic Robertson, Brian Pichotti (ph), the photographer, Ingrid Formanack (ph), a long-time producer with CNN. She was also there in Baghdad during the first Persian Gulf War. These people showed a lot of guts and lot of courage trying to stick it out. I don't want to go too far out on a limb here, but oftentimes the Iraqis have changed their minds late in the game. Perhaps they'll reconsider now.

If not though, the important thing I believe right now is that these four people get out safe if, indeed, that is their fate in Baghdad.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com