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American Taken Hostage In Iraq; Muqtada al-Sadr Demands U.S. Leave Fallujah

Aired April 10, 2004 - 14:30   ET

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HOLLY FIFER, CNN ANCHOR, CNN LIVE SATURDAY: What is thought to be an American held captive by armed militiamen. Australian TV journalist talked to the man and he told them their convoy had been attacked. The Pentagon says two U.S. soldiers and five civilians, some American are unaccounted for after their convoy was attacked yesterday near Baghdad Airport.
An Arabic TV network reports said three Japanese who are kidnapped this week in Iraq will be released within 24 hours. Al- Jazeera said the decision to release those Japanese hostages was made in response to a call from the Islamic Institute of Sunni Organization in Iraq. The Japanese hostages include a journalist, a nongovernmental organization worker and an aid worker. Al-Jazeera has not said how it received that information.

New demands from Shia Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr an aid today outlined the demands to the coalition in Iraq. Al-Sadr wants his followers released and Saddam Hussein put on trial. He's also demanding that coalition forces leave Iraq by a guaranteed date.

Reinforcements are on the way. The coalition is sending a third battalion of U.S. Marines to the embattled town of Fallujah. U.S. officials say even though there's a cease-fire in effect some militiamen continue to fight. Aside from the American troops a battalion of Iraqi civil defense forces is already in Fallujah.

As fighting spreads and turns more deadly this month there has been a rash of kidnappings of civilians throughout the country leaving many concerned. For a look at that we turn to retired Marine Corp Manger Kelly McCann a CNN contributor with expertise in counter terrorism.

Kelly very disturbing, we hear these Japanese tourist, although good news they may be released. This American who is in custody. Tell us about the difference between these kidnappings and what it might mean for a possible release?

KELLY MCCANN, CNN CONTRIBUTOR: Well, of course regionally where they have been grabbed there's been some different set of circumstances Holly, for instance coming from Jordan is a very treacherous road into Baghdad, and certainly up near Fallujah. Now that road is closed now. Previously there were a lot of faux checkpoints where there would be people that looked like Iraqi policeman but designed to car jack and basically take people against their will. In the south it was a little bit different, black clad militiamen who basically kidnapped the Japanese personnel. And I think obviously that has some religious/political consequence to it. Up north then again a different set of circumstances. I think it's too early for any one to assume that there's a massive move to a new tactic. But the tactic is on the battlefield.

FIRFER: And what do you make of the news that we have just gotten about the potential release of these Japanese hostages? What does that signal to you?

MCCANN: A couple of things one that there has been obviously some focus on this. There is a certain sense of embarrassment you have got to remember from some of the cooler heads in Iraq that this is occurring. This is not a normal Iraqi TTP, what we call attack technique or procedure. They have not been known for taking hostages and kidnapping people.

I think cooler heads are basically discussing these issues with some of the people that are committing these crimes. But the bottom line is at some point unfortunately if it's going to be a valid tactic then it must be followed through on. And if there's a threat, if then, there's a consequence. If that consequence is never reached then it's of course not a tactic. And I think that would be a very dangerous situation.

FIRFER: Let's talk a little bit about Baghdad. Jim Clancy told us it is fairly quiet. A lot quieter than it has been in the past few weeks. What does that signal to you? There was supposed to be some demonstrations today that obviously did not happen. That probably is a pretty good sign?

MCCANN: It's a 50/50 sign Holly. Friday there was supposed to be a very large-scale anti-U.S. demonstration around Sadune (ph) St. near the Palestinian Hotel and the Baghdad Hotel. 1st Infantry Division came in with reinforcement. They set up more constenwire, basically started using loud speakers to tell people if they crossed this line, they would be engaged. And I think they took note of that.

However, on the other side there have been media outlets reporting. As they interview people in the local area that this is very frustrating to them. That they are angry that now that they are supposed to have democracy they are in fact in a prison in their own house. So again, it's one of the things that you are almost damned if you do and damned if you don't. And I think the political and diplomatic efforts will be the answer here not use of force.

FIRFER: And let's talk about the Fallujah strategy, we are seeing more brigades going in, does that signal we need more forces there? Is that something that tells us there are more problems ahead?

MCCANN: No, not necessarily. The marines have said that there will be another battalions brought in behind the two battalions that engaged. And that's normal in combat operations. I mean basically you want to have a reserve ability if you meet stiff resistance to reinforce as necessary. The other thing is you have to remember there's a lot of humanitarian aid coming into the region that has to be screened for weapons and also for insurgents and also they are allowing some people to leave, women and children. And those people have to be marshaled. So it's a normal event. This doesn't signify that they are going in the offense again or that they have met stiff resistance to the point they needed reinforcement.

Holly.

FIRFER: Kelly McCann thank you so much for your insight.

MCCANN: Thank you.

FIRFER: Ryan Cook is just one American who has been serving in Iraq, but he had to make a quick return to his home in New Jersey after his wife's medical condition became a life or death situation. Debra Feyerick reports.

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DEBRA FEYERICK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Specialist Ryan Cook had just touched down in Iraq. A member of the National Guard, he says he was ready to lay down his life. So when the military's insurance turned down a medical procedure to save the life of one of his unborn twins Cook said he felt betrayed.

SPEC. RYAN COOK, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: We're trying to save a life and they were not going to help us out.

DR. ANDREDREDARDER, NTU MEDICAL CENTER: This is the brow and there's no brain above that. It is an empty area.

FEYERICK: To save the life of the healthy twin, doctors would have to sacrifice the other. Who had a heart but no brain.

ANDREDDREARDER: In this situation the problem is that one you know could not survive and could cause a 50 percent chance of killing the other fetus.

FEYERICK: Doctors said the solution was to cut the damage fetus's umbilical cord. The military insurance Tru Care called it an abortion and refused to pay. Tri Care wouldn't discuss the specific case but cited federal law telling CNN, "Funds available to the department of defense may not be used to perform abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus was carried to term." When asked whether she thought the procedure amounted to an abortion to Tarene Cook said.

TARENE COOK, WIFE: No, I don't. Because just like my husband was saying I don't see it as an abortion. I see it, as you know trying to help out a baby that is healthy.

FEYERICK: NYU Medical Center not Tri-Care paid for the procedure. Ryan Cook is hoping he will be stateside when his twins are delivered this summer the Tarene Cook calls bitter sweet.

T. COOK: You are happy for one of the babies you know he's healthy and he is surviving, doing OK. But then you have the one when he's born is not going to be alive. And it's like a happy-sad at the same time.

FEYERICK: Debra Feyerick, CNN, Plainfield, New Jersey.

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FIRFER: An increasing number of Americans are going under the knife thanks in large part to popular television shows like "Extreme Makeover" but does the small screen ignore the possible drawbacks of surgery. I'll talk with the Doctor about what perspective patients should know.

And still to come, the bizarre big apple story that has Enron's former CEO crying foul.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

FIRFER: What would you do for vanity? That's a question woman and men have been asking themselves for years. The answer seems to be quite a lot. For instance, plastic surgery has been around for years but would you believe surgery to make you're high heels fit better?

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

FIRFER (voice over): It used to be Jimmy whom and now it's Jimmy Choo a girl can't live without. Thanks to four single (INAUDIBLE).

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: These are pretty.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I am looking for comfortable.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Then I'll try these for you.

FIRFER: But comfort isn't key for the girls of HBO's "Sex and the City." Who have footed a fetish for stunning stilettos?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hello lover.

DR. SUZANNE LEVINE, INSTITUTE DEMUTE: You think your feet are the new face.

FIRFER: So how far would you go for that strappy sandal? Would you shorten the toe, shape down a bone? Inject collagen in the heel? Did you even know there was such a thing as toe cleavage?

LEVINE: I think there is a psychology that goes with wearing high heel shoes; it makes you feel good immediately. It's the one clothing item you can put on if you are ten pounds overweight.

FIRFER: Doctors in the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeon reported with in the last six months half their patients were asking for surgery to make their high heels fit better. A Gallup poll survey showed 37 percent of women said they would continue to wear heels even if they were uncomfortable. Using resalin (ph) injections to cushion the balls of the feet is $500, lightening nails for $250. Injecting Botox to prevent sweating about $480. And performing surgery to shave down bones for the perfect ped. Dr. Suzanne Levine says cosmetic foot surgery is a lucrative business.

LEVINE: I built my practice on patients being able to wear any pair of shoes. And I think women, it's like saying to someone don't have chocolate. Women certainly consider shoes an important part of their wardrobe.

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FIRFER: Well if you watch add lot of TV lately you know feet aren't the only part of the body getting made over on reality shows. Now a show called "The Swan" takes makeovers to the next level. A group of women who have been nipped and tuck compete in a beauty pageant but plastic surgery is serious business. And Dr. Marc Yune is a plastic surgeon practicing here in Atlanta. He is also spokesman for the American Academy of Facial, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Welcome.

DR, MARC YUNE, PLASTIC SURGEON: Thank you.

FIRFER: Are you seeing -- well first of all, tell me what kind of surgeries are you seeing an increase in?

YUNE: Well, all types. I mean plastic surgery is one of the most popular industries today. And I think that has a big testimony to safety and modern advancements. So you are seeing a lot more cosmetic surgery in general.

FIRFER: Are you talking face-lifts, liposuction, and things like that?

YUNE: Everything. Face lift, eyelid surgery. Liposuction is the most common procedure performed in America today.

FIRFER: But there are dangers to it. I mean we see these programs; these "Extreme Makeover" programs and we have to realize that three or six months of surgery is condensed and recovery condensed into one hour.

YUNE: It's dramatized. The TV show serves a good purpose. And perhaps it may serve some false expectations -- the majority of patients are not getting this much work done. My average patient is probably doing something much smaller scale.

FIRFER: Like what, give us some examples.

YUNE: Probably our most common surgery in my clinic is eyelid surgeon.

FIRFER: What, raising the eyelid or?

YUNE: Raising the eyelid by removing the excess skin. And contouring some fatty tissue, just rejuvenating the look. FIRFER: Can you do too much plastic surgery at once? If you get somebody who comes in and says I want a complete makeover?

YUNE: Absolutely. I mean the key issue is to do it safe first, maintain a natural look. And so this comes from patient education, realistic expectations. So all this happens at the time of consultation. I like to spend a good hour and a half, sometimes even two hours meeting the patient so that the patient can end up ultimately happy.

FIRFER: What are some of the risks that people face?

YUNE: Well, all surgeries carry similar risks. Scarring is always an issue. So we have to gauge surgery based on the skin type. Bleeding is also an issue and that is managed by ensuring the patient is in good health but reducing blood thinners around the time of surgery. Simple things like aspirin, extra vitamin E and B, these things all play a part.

FIRFER: What about the psychological aspects? And that has got to be a concern, because somebody walks into a surgeon's office and thinks I'm going to walk out, I'm going to look like Christie Brinkley. And then I'm going to get modeling contract offers. But that is another case.

YUNE: And that's a rare patient that has that kind of attitude. Most of my patients are very intelligent and motivated and focused on what they want. So really it comes down to doing realistic surgeries, realistic expectations and keeping a natural look.

FIRFER: And real quickly what should you look for in a surgeon, the board certification make sure the person is obviously is trained for this?

YUNE: Board certification is important. It's also important to go a little further. A board certified surgeon doesn't necessarily specialize in an area of our interest. So focusing on a specialized surgeon, somebody who has experience in what you desire. Don't hesitate to ask for referrals. Show pictures. That kind of thing.

FIRFER: Great Doctor Marc Yune thank you so much for taking some time out on Saturday to talk to us.

YUNE: Thank you for having me Holly. I appreciate it.

FIRFER: Well there's more news about your health tomorrow morning on "CNN Weekend House Call" Dr Sanjay Gupta looks at easing the serious problem of spring allergies. "Weekend House Call" airs Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.

Well an Enron plea deal falls apart. And Rush Limbaugh's medical records land in the middle of a legal battle. So what is next for those two high profile cases out "Legal Roundtable" weighs in.

Plus how California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger came to the rescue off of Hawaii's coast. We'll be back. (COMMERCIAL BREAK)

FIRFER: Now some stories making headlines across America. Richard Clarke's book "Against All Enemies" may soon be a movie. Sony Pictures Entertainment has bought the rights to the book by performer counter terrorism advisor. Clarke has drawn heated criticism from the Bush administration for claiming he put Iraq above threats from Al Qaeda both before and after 9/11.

In Hawaii, Arnold Schwarzenegger takes on a new role, rescuer. While on vacation the California governor helped a struggling body border make it back safely to the beach.

And in New York, former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling has left a Manhattan hospital where he was taken by police. Skilling was admitted yesterday after several people called police and said he was pulling on their clothes and accusing them of being FBI agents. Skilling who is free on bond is charged in connection with Enron's collapse.

On a more sober note about the Enron case, a major defendant dropped her plea deal and will face the jury, that's one of the stories in this week's "Legal Roundtable." Richard Herman is a criminal defense attorney who joins us from New York and Avery Friedman is a distinguished civil rights lawyer who is with us from Cleveland.

Welcome gentlemen.

AVERY FRIEDMAN, CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY: Hi Holly.

RICHARD HERMAN, CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Hi Holly.

FIRFER: Let's start with Rush Limbaugh medical records, now the prosecution wants Limbaugh's records but they want them through search warrant versus a subpoena. Tell us the difference, maybe Richard you could start. Why would they want them through a search warrant and not just subpoena those records?

HERMAN: Well they actually vocalized their reason. They thought by giving Rush and his team notice of this, they would have an opportunity to perhaps alter or destroy those records. The bottom line here is that the judge made a PC a possible cause finding that there was criminal activity here.

Once the judge makes that finding that trumps the state law statue, which requires a service of a subpoena in order to get these records. They are going to get these records. The Court of Appeals is not going to reverse this. I mean this guy has admitted to taking some 2,000 pills during a five-month period of time and using four different doctors to prescribe them. That doesn't include what his housekeeper may have purchased or other people may have purchased for him. He obviously has a major drug problem.

FIRFER: Avery, if this is the case and they do allow these records to be opened, is this sort of a slippery slope? I mean who is to say that physician, for instance, that they suspect may be over prescribing to patients, they wouldn't take all the medical records and you as maybe an innocent patient would have your personal records out there for display?

FRIEDMAN: Well, that's the whole purpose of this privacy law, Holly. Te reason that law is on the books Richard sounds like he already convicted Rush. But there's a privacy issue that is paramount. And what that three-judge panel has to decide. The case was argued this past Wednesday is whether or not privacy trumps the idea that doctors are going to alter records. In this case, the three-judge panel is not convinced, was not convinced, that records are going to be altered. So right now Limbaugh is in limbo. We're going to have to wait for that decision.

HERMAN: The Chief Justice asked attorneys for Rush Limbaugh, a judge made a probable cause finding that criminal activity took place and Rush was involved in it.

FIRFER: Do we know if there's anything in those records that it may be a smoking gun? Do we even know what is there?

FRIEDMAN: Well the prosecutor thinks there is information. Remember the records were grabbed by search warrant which meant they grabbed them, I think they did a sneak a peek, they sealed them and then put the patient on notice. So the difficulty is there's a great deal of evidence in my judgment in the doctor's records remember, Rush has not been charged yet. They are investigating for doctor shopping. And I think it's true the Court of Appeals is going to have to make a definitive decision on whether or not this case is going to go back and then ultimately Rush is going to be charged.

FIRFER: I want to move on --

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HERMAN: I'm sorry, in December a Palm Beach County Circuit court judge ruled that the prosecutors could obtain medical records by the vehicle of a search warrant but just not publish them to the press or to the public and that is what has been done here.

FIRFER: I want to move on gentlemen if we could to the Fastow, the Lea Fastow case. The judge denied her plea bargain. Basically now what is in store for her, what will she face?

HERMAN: She is going to have to make this deal no matter how she feels. They tried to box the judge in and force him to agree to the split sentence. The five incarcerations, five house arrest. And he just didn't want to go with that. He said I want to keep my options open. But by refusing to take the deal. What they do is reinstitute all the six counts against her, you have money laundering, and you have wire fraud charges.

The federal sentencing guidelines, the most she can look at is 10 to 16 months the way it is now. If they go after her and she gets convicted she is worrying about seeing her kids. She is going to go many, many years in prison. And not only that her husband is supposed to cooperate. FIRFER: Avery you disagree?

FRIEDMAN: Yes, I mean, what this case is about really Lea is only secondary to this. The U.S. Attorney in Houston has to keep Andrew Fastow happy. He's the mastermind. He's the guy that's going to blow up Enron. And so they have to work out a deal. You know what is going to happen. I think the U.S. Attorney is going to drop those charges down to a misdemeanor. She is going to wind up doing her five months in jail and five months at home and this case is over.

FIRFER: Richard Herman, Avery Friedman we have to jump out here. We appreciate your conversation this morning. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Thank you.

HERMAN: Thank you Holly.

FRIEDMAN: Nice to be here.

FIRFER: Well our Web site is your legal link to the high profile cases making headlines. Log on to CNN.com/law for the latest developments as well as legal opinions and analysis.

Well the human toll in the fight for Iraq.

STEVEN HILLER, FATHER: I thought it was all over. It was just doing the police area over there. And I asked them, I said, you sure this is what you want? He said, yes.

FIRFER: How a soldier's dedication cost him his life. Steven Hiller's story right after the break.

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FIRFER: Every U.S. soldier in Iraq has a story, but Dusty Hiller's story is different. Because his military career was launched by a youthful scrape with the law. David Mattingly talked with Dusty's father about his military service.

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DAVID MATTINGLY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The army knew him as Specialist Steven Hiller but to everyone else he was Dusty, nicknamed by his dad after pro wrestler Dusty Rhodes, fitting for a small town boy who seemed to be headed for life on the wild side in quiet Opelika, Alabama.

HILLER: He just got to hanging out with a couple of guys, and first one thing led to another.

MATTINGLY: At 16 he wound up in the state-run boot camp for young offenders, all of the hard nosed instructors and rigged rules might have left some kids scared straight but Dusty loved it.

ALLEN DARNELL, FRIEND: It was like it gave him a purpose. He was driven then. MATTINGLY: Turns out Dusty was born to be a soldier. Remarkable to friends and family. He emerged from the camp craving a more regimented life. So he joined the army the later the National Guard. Eventually a husband and a father. It was his dreams to one day retire in uniform. But then Dusty did something again that surprised everyone around him.

Just two months after the fall of Baghdad, he rejoined the army intends he said on seeing combat. Worried about what kind of dangers he might be getting into his father desperately tried to talk him out of it. Dusty left for Iraq March 12. His family sought reassurance with the thought that the combat there had ended months ago.

HILLER: I thought it was all over. They was just doing the police area over there. And I asked him, I said, you sure this is what you want? He said, yes.

MATTINGLY: But last Sunday, 25-year-old Specialist Steven Hiller was among seven soldiers killed by Shiite militants ambushed in the Sadr City section of Baghdad. The peace and safety his family hoped for was too fragile to protect him.

DARNELL: Just hits home a little bit too hard when you know somebody that dies over there after the war is over supposedly.

MATTINGLY: Just two days earlier Dusty learned his child, due in August, is a boy. He decided to name him Steven Dustin Hiller Jr. when he's old enough his family plans to tell him of his father who died in combat living the life he loved.

David Mattingly, CNN, Opelika, Alabama.

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FIRFER: Well there is much more ahead on "CNN SATURDAY" at the top of the hour "Next @ CNN." Then at 4:00 "CNN Live Saturday." And in "Dollar Signs" today fighting the last minute tax deadline. Experts answer your calls and your emails. At 5:00 "People in the News" today profiling evangelist Billy Graham and "The Passion of the Christ" director Mel Gibson. But first a check at the top stories at this hour.

Australian TV is airing footage of an apparent American taken hostage in Iraq by armed men in masks. The man seen here sitting in the back seat of car told reporters this convoy had been attacked. The man spoke with slight southern U.S. accent.

An Arabic TV network reports that three Japanese who were kidnapped this week in Iraq will be released with 24 --

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Aired April 10, 2004 - 14:30   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
HOLLY FIFER, CNN ANCHOR, CNN LIVE SATURDAY: What is thought to be an American held captive by armed militiamen. Australian TV journalist talked to the man and he told them their convoy had been attacked. The Pentagon says two U.S. soldiers and five civilians, some American are unaccounted for after their convoy was attacked yesterday near Baghdad Airport.
An Arabic TV network reports said three Japanese who are kidnapped this week in Iraq will be released within 24 hours. Al- Jazeera said the decision to release those Japanese hostages was made in response to a call from the Islamic Institute of Sunni Organization in Iraq. The Japanese hostages include a journalist, a nongovernmental organization worker and an aid worker. Al-Jazeera has not said how it received that information.

New demands from Shia Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr an aid today outlined the demands to the coalition in Iraq. Al-Sadr wants his followers released and Saddam Hussein put on trial. He's also demanding that coalition forces leave Iraq by a guaranteed date.

Reinforcements are on the way. The coalition is sending a third battalion of U.S. Marines to the embattled town of Fallujah. U.S. officials say even though there's a cease-fire in effect some militiamen continue to fight. Aside from the American troops a battalion of Iraqi civil defense forces is already in Fallujah.

As fighting spreads and turns more deadly this month there has been a rash of kidnappings of civilians throughout the country leaving many concerned. For a look at that we turn to retired Marine Corp Manger Kelly McCann a CNN contributor with expertise in counter terrorism.

Kelly very disturbing, we hear these Japanese tourist, although good news they may be released. This American who is in custody. Tell us about the difference between these kidnappings and what it might mean for a possible release?

KELLY MCCANN, CNN CONTRIBUTOR: Well, of course regionally where they have been grabbed there's been some different set of circumstances Holly, for instance coming from Jordan is a very treacherous road into Baghdad, and certainly up near Fallujah. Now that road is closed now. Previously there were a lot of faux checkpoints where there would be people that looked like Iraqi policeman but designed to car jack and basically take people against their will. In the south it was a little bit different, black clad militiamen who basically kidnapped the Japanese personnel. And I think obviously that has some religious/political consequence to it. Up north then again a different set of circumstances. I think it's too early for any one to assume that there's a massive move to a new tactic. But the tactic is on the battlefield.

FIRFER: And what do you make of the news that we have just gotten about the potential release of these Japanese hostages? What does that signal to you?

MCCANN: A couple of things one that there has been obviously some focus on this. There is a certain sense of embarrassment you have got to remember from some of the cooler heads in Iraq that this is occurring. This is not a normal Iraqi TTP, what we call attack technique or procedure. They have not been known for taking hostages and kidnapping people.

I think cooler heads are basically discussing these issues with some of the people that are committing these crimes. But the bottom line is at some point unfortunately if it's going to be a valid tactic then it must be followed through on. And if there's a threat, if then, there's a consequence. If that consequence is never reached then it's of course not a tactic. And I think that would be a very dangerous situation.

FIRFER: Let's talk a little bit about Baghdad. Jim Clancy told us it is fairly quiet. A lot quieter than it has been in the past few weeks. What does that signal to you? There was supposed to be some demonstrations today that obviously did not happen. That probably is a pretty good sign?

MCCANN: It's a 50/50 sign Holly. Friday there was supposed to be a very large-scale anti-U.S. demonstration around Sadune (ph) St. near the Palestinian Hotel and the Baghdad Hotel. 1st Infantry Division came in with reinforcement. They set up more constenwire, basically started using loud speakers to tell people if they crossed this line, they would be engaged. And I think they took note of that.

However, on the other side there have been media outlets reporting. As they interview people in the local area that this is very frustrating to them. That they are angry that now that they are supposed to have democracy they are in fact in a prison in their own house. So again, it's one of the things that you are almost damned if you do and damned if you don't. And I think the political and diplomatic efforts will be the answer here not use of force.

FIRFER: And let's talk about the Fallujah strategy, we are seeing more brigades going in, does that signal we need more forces there? Is that something that tells us there are more problems ahead?

MCCANN: No, not necessarily. The marines have said that there will be another battalions brought in behind the two battalions that engaged. And that's normal in combat operations. I mean basically you want to have a reserve ability if you meet stiff resistance to reinforce as necessary. The other thing is you have to remember there's a lot of humanitarian aid coming into the region that has to be screened for weapons and also for insurgents and also they are allowing some people to leave, women and children. And those people have to be marshaled. So it's a normal event. This doesn't signify that they are going in the offense again or that they have met stiff resistance to the point they needed reinforcement.

Holly.

FIRFER: Kelly McCann thank you so much for your insight.

MCCANN: Thank you.

FIRFER: Ryan Cook is just one American who has been serving in Iraq, but he had to make a quick return to his home in New Jersey after his wife's medical condition became a life or death situation. Debra Feyerick reports.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DEBRA FEYERICK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Specialist Ryan Cook had just touched down in Iraq. A member of the National Guard, he says he was ready to lay down his life. So when the military's insurance turned down a medical procedure to save the life of one of his unborn twins Cook said he felt betrayed.

SPEC. RYAN COOK, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: We're trying to save a life and they were not going to help us out.

DR. ANDREDREDARDER, NTU MEDICAL CENTER: This is the brow and there's no brain above that. It is an empty area.

FEYERICK: To save the life of the healthy twin, doctors would have to sacrifice the other. Who had a heart but no brain.

ANDREDDREARDER: In this situation the problem is that one you know could not survive and could cause a 50 percent chance of killing the other fetus.

FEYERICK: Doctors said the solution was to cut the damage fetus's umbilical cord. The military insurance Tru Care called it an abortion and refused to pay. Tri Care wouldn't discuss the specific case but cited federal law telling CNN, "Funds available to the department of defense may not be used to perform abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus was carried to term." When asked whether she thought the procedure amounted to an abortion to Tarene Cook said.

TARENE COOK, WIFE: No, I don't. Because just like my husband was saying I don't see it as an abortion. I see it, as you know trying to help out a baby that is healthy.

FEYERICK: NYU Medical Center not Tri-Care paid for the procedure. Ryan Cook is hoping he will be stateside when his twins are delivered this summer the Tarene Cook calls bitter sweet.

T. COOK: You are happy for one of the babies you know he's healthy and he is surviving, doing OK. But then you have the one when he's born is not going to be alive. And it's like a happy-sad at the same time.

FEYERICK: Debra Feyerick, CNN, Plainfield, New Jersey.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

FIRFER: An increasing number of Americans are going under the knife thanks in large part to popular television shows like "Extreme Makeover" but does the small screen ignore the possible drawbacks of surgery. I'll talk with the Doctor about what perspective patients should know.

And still to come, the bizarre big apple story that has Enron's former CEO crying foul.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

FIRFER: What would you do for vanity? That's a question woman and men have been asking themselves for years. The answer seems to be quite a lot. For instance, plastic surgery has been around for years but would you believe surgery to make you're high heels fit better?

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

FIRFER (voice over): It used to be Jimmy whom and now it's Jimmy Choo a girl can't live without. Thanks to four single (INAUDIBLE).

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: These are pretty.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I am looking for comfortable.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Then I'll try these for you.

FIRFER: But comfort isn't key for the girls of HBO's "Sex and the City." Who have footed a fetish for stunning stilettos?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hello lover.

DR. SUZANNE LEVINE, INSTITUTE DEMUTE: You think your feet are the new face.

FIRFER: So how far would you go for that strappy sandal? Would you shorten the toe, shape down a bone? Inject collagen in the heel? Did you even know there was such a thing as toe cleavage?

LEVINE: I think there is a psychology that goes with wearing high heel shoes; it makes you feel good immediately. It's the one clothing item you can put on if you are ten pounds overweight.

FIRFER: Doctors in the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeon reported with in the last six months half their patients were asking for surgery to make their high heels fit better. A Gallup poll survey showed 37 percent of women said they would continue to wear heels even if they were uncomfortable. Using resalin (ph) injections to cushion the balls of the feet is $500, lightening nails for $250. Injecting Botox to prevent sweating about $480. And performing surgery to shave down bones for the perfect ped. Dr. Suzanne Levine says cosmetic foot surgery is a lucrative business.

LEVINE: I built my practice on patients being able to wear any pair of shoes. And I think women, it's like saying to someone don't have chocolate. Women certainly consider shoes an important part of their wardrobe.

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FIRFER: Well if you watch add lot of TV lately you know feet aren't the only part of the body getting made over on reality shows. Now a show called "The Swan" takes makeovers to the next level. A group of women who have been nipped and tuck compete in a beauty pageant but plastic surgery is serious business. And Dr. Marc Yune is a plastic surgeon practicing here in Atlanta. He is also spokesman for the American Academy of Facial, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Welcome.

DR, MARC YUNE, PLASTIC SURGEON: Thank you.

FIRFER: Are you seeing -- well first of all, tell me what kind of surgeries are you seeing an increase in?

YUNE: Well, all types. I mean plastic surgery is one of the most popular industries today. And I think that has a big testimony to safety and modern advancements. So you are seeing a lot more cosmetic surgery in general.

FIRFER: Are you talking face-lifts, liposuction, and things like that?

YUNE: Everything. Face lift, eyelid surgery. Liposuction is the most common procedure performed in America today.

FIRFER: But there are dangers to it. I mean we see these programs; these "Extreme Makeover" programs and we have to realize that three or six months of surgery is condensed and recovery condensed into one hour.

YUNE: It's dramatized. The TV show serves a good purpose. And perhaps it may serve some false expectations -- the majority of patients are not getting this much work done. My average patient is probably doing something much smaller scale.

FIRFER: Like what, give us some examples.

YUNE: Probably our most common surgery in my clinic is eyelid surgeon.

FIRFER: What, raising the eyelid or?

YUNE: Raising the eyelid by removing the excess skin. And contouring some fatty tissue, just rejuvenating the look. FIRFER: Can you do too much plastic surgery at once? If you get somebody who comes in and says I want a complete makeover?

YUNE: Absolutely. I mean the key issue is to do it safe first, maintain a natural look. And so this comes from patient education, realistic expectations. So all this happens at the time of consultation. I like to spend a good hour and a half, sometimes even two hours meeting the patient so that the patient can end up ultimately happy.

FIRFER: What are some of the risks that people face?

YUNE: Well, all surgeries carry similar risks. Scarring is always an issue. So we have to gauge surgery based on the skin type. Bleeding is also an issue and that is managed by ensuring the patient is in good health but reducing blood thinners around the time of surgery. Simple things like aspirin, extra vitamin E and B, these things all play a part.

FIRFER: What about the psychological aspects? And that has got to be a concern, because somebody walks into a surgeon's office and thinks I'm going to walk out, I'm going to look like Christie Brinkley. And then I'm going to get modeling contract offers. But that is another case.

YUNE: And that's a rare patient that has that kind of attitude. Most of my patients are very intelligent and motivated and focused on what they want. So really it comes down to doing realistic surgeries, realistic expectations and keeping a natural look.

FIRFER: And real quickly what should you look for in a surgeon, the board certification make sure the person is obviously is trained for this?

YUNE: Board certification is important. It's also important to go a little further. A board certified surgeon doesn't necessarily specialize in an area of our interest. So focusing on a specialized surgeon, somebody who has experience in what you desire. Don't hesitate to ask for referrals. Show pictures. That kind of thing.

FIRFER: Great Doctor Marc Yune thank you so much for taking some time out on Saturday to talk to us.

YUNE: Thank you for having me Holly. I appreciate it.

FIRFER: Well there's more news about your health tomorrow morning on "CNN Weekend House Call" Dr Sanjay Gupta looks at easing the serious problem of spring allergies. "Weekend House Call" airs Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.

Well an Enron plea deal falls apart. And Rush Limbaugh's medical records land in the middle of a legal battle. So what is next for those two high profile cases out "Legal Roundtable" weighs in.

Plus how California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger came to the rescue off of Hawaii's coast. We'll be back. (COMMERCIAL BREAK)

FIRFER: Now some stories making headlines across America. Richard Clarke's book "Against All Enemies" may soon be a movie. Sony Pictures Entertainment has bought the rights to the book by performer counter terrorism advisor. Clarke has drawn heated criticism from the Bush administration for claiming he put Iraq above threats from Al Qaeda both before and after 9/11.

In Hawaii, Arnold Schwarzenegger takes on a new role, rescuer. While on vacation the California governor helped a struggling body border make it back safely to the beach.

And in New York, former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling has left a Manhattan hospital where he was taken by police. Skilling was admitted yesterday after several people called police and said he was pulling on their clothes and accusing them of being FBI agents. Skilling who is free on bond is charged in connection with Enron's collapse.

On a more sober note about the Enron case, a major defendant dropped her plea deal and will face the jury, that's one of the stories in this week's "Legal Roundtable." Richard Herman is a criminal defense attorney who joins us from New York and Avery Friedman is a distinguished civil rights lawyer who is with us from Cleveland.

Welcome gentlemen.

AVERY FRIEDMAN, CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY: Hi Holly.

RICHARD HERMAN, CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Hi Holly.

FIRFER: Let's start with Rush Limbaugh medical records, now the prosecution wants Limbaugh's records but they want them through search warrant versus a subpoena. Tell us the difference, maybe Richard you could start. Why would they want them through a search warrant and not just subpoena those records?

HERMAN: Well they actually vocalized their reason. They thought by giving Rush and his team notice of this, they would have an opportunity to perhaps alter or destroy those records. The bottom line here is that the judge made a PC a possible cause finding that there was criminal activity here.

Once the judge makes that finding that trumps the state law statue, which requires a service of a subpoena in order to get these records. They are going to get these records. The Court of Appeals is not going to reverse this. I mean this guy has admitted to taking some 2,000 pills during a five-month period of time and using four different doctors to prescribe them. That doesn't include what his housekeeper may have purchased or other people may have purchased for him. He obviously has a major drug problem.

FIRFER: Avery, if this is the case and they do allow these records to be opened, is this sort of a slippery slope? I mean who is to say that physician, for instance, that they suspect may be over prescribing to patients, they wouldn't take all the medical records and you as maybe an innocent patient would have your personal records out there for display?

FRIEDMAN: Well, that's the whole purpose of this privacy law, Holly. Te reason that law is on the books Richard sounds like he already convicted Rush. But there's a privacy issue that is paramount. And what that three-judge panel has to decide. The case was argued this past Wednesday is whether or not privacy trumps the idea that doctors are going to alter records. In this case, the three-judge panel is not convinced, was not convinced, that records are going to be altered. So right now Limbaugh is in limbo. We're going to have to wait for that decision.

HERMAN: The Chief Justice asked attorneys for Rush Limbaugh, a judge made a probable cause finding that criminal activity took place and Rush was involved in it.

FIRFER: Do we know if there's anything in those records that it may be a smoking gun? Do we even know what is there?

FRIEDMAN: Well the prosecutor thinks there is information. Remember the records were grabbed by search warrant which meant they grabbed them, I think they did a sneak a peek, they sealed them and then put the patient on notice. So the difficulty is there's a great deal of evidence in my judgment in the doctor's records remember, Rush has not been charged yet. They are investigating for doctor shopping. And I think it's true the Court of Appeals is going to have to make a definitive decision on whether or not this case is going to go back and then ultimately Rush is going to be charged.

FIRFER: I want to move on --

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HERMAN: I'm sorry, in December a Palm Beach County Circuit court judge ruled that the prosecutors could obtain medical records by the vehicle of a search warrant but just not publish them to the press or to the public and that is what has been done here.

FIRFER: I want to move on gentlemen if we could to the Fastow, the Lea Fastow case. The judge denied her plea bargain. Basically now what is in store for her, what will she face?

HERMAN: She is going to have to make this deal no matter how she feels. They tried to box the judge in and force him to agree to the split sentence. The five incarcerations, five house arrest. And he just didn't want to go with that. He said I want to keep my options open. But by refusing to take the deal. What they do is reinstitute all the six counts against her, you have money laundering, and you have wire fraud charges.

The federal sentencing guidelines, the most she can look at is 10 to 16 months the way it is now. If they go after her and she gets convicted she is worrying about seeing her kids. She is going to go many, many years in prison. And not only that her husband is supposed to cooperate. FIRFER: Avery you disagree?

FRIEDMAN: Yes, I mean, what this case is about really Lea is only secondary to this. The U.S. Attorney in Houston has to keep Andrew Fastow happy. He's the mastermind. He's the guy that's going to blow up Enron. And so they have to work out a deal. You know what is going to happen. I think the U.S. Attorney is going to drop those charges down to a misdemeanor. She is going to wind up doing her five months in jail and five months at home and this case is over.

FIRFER: Richard Herman, Avery Friedman we have to jump out here. We appreciate your conversation this morning. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Thank you.

HERMAN: Thank you Holly.

FRIEDMAN: Nice to be here.

FIRFER: Well our Web site is your legal link to the high profile cases making headlines. Log on to CNN.com/law for the latest developments as well as legal opinions and analysis.

Well the human toll in the fight for Iraq.

STEVEN HILLER, FATHER: I thought it was all over. It was just doing the police area over there. And I asked them, I said, you sure this is what you want? He said, yes.

FIRFER: How a soldier's dedication cost him his life. Steven Hiller's story right after the break.

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FIRFER: Every U.S. soldier in Iraq has a story, but Dusty Hiller's story is different. Because his military career was launched by a youthful scrape with the law. David Mattingly talked with Dusty's father about his military service.

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DAVID MATTINGLY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The army knew him as Specialist Steven Hiller but to everyone else he was Dusty, nicknamed by his dad after pro wrestler Dusty Rhodes, fitting for a small town boy who seemed to be headed for life on the wild side in quiet Opelika, Alabama.

HILLER: He just got to hanging out with a couple of guys, and first one thing led to another.

MATTINGLY: At 16 he wound up in the state-run boot camp for young offenders, all of the hard nosed instructors and rigged rules might have left some kids scared straight but Dusty loved it.

ALLEN DARNELL, FRIEND: It was like it gave him a purpose. He was driven then. MATTINGLY: Turns out Dusty was born to be a soldier. Remarkable to friends and family. He emerged from the camp craving a more regimented life. So he joined the army the later the National Guard. Eventually a husband and a father. It was his dreams to one day retire in uniform. But then Dusty did something again that surprised everyone around him.

Just two months after the fall of Baghdad, he rejoined the army intends he said on seeing combat. Worried about what kind of dangers he might be getting into his father desperately tried to talk him out of it. Dusty left for Iraq March 12. His family sought reassurance with the thought that the combat there had ended months ago.

HILLER: I thought it was all over. They was just doing the police area over there. And I asked him, I said, you sure this is what you want? He said, yes.

MATTINGLY: But last Sunday, 25-year-old Specialist Steven Hiller was among seven soldiers killed by Shiite militants ambushed in the Sadr City section of Baghdad. The peace and safety his family hoped for was too fragile to protect him.

DARNELL: Just hits home a little bit too hard when you know somebody that dies over there after the war is over supposedly.

MATTINGLY: Just two days earlier Dusty learned his child, due in August, is a boy. He decided to name him Steven Dustin Hiller Jr. when he's old enough his family plans to tell him of his father who died in combat living the life he loved.

David Mattingly, CNN, Opelika, Alabama.

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FIRFER: Well there is much more ahead on "CNN SATURDAY" at the top of the hour "Next @ CNN." Then at 4:00 "CNN Live Saturday." And in "Dollar Signs" today fighting the last minute tax deadline. Experts answer your calls and your emails. At 5:00 "People in the News" today profiling evangelist Billy Graham and "The Passion of the Christ" director Mel Gibson. But first a check at the top stories at this hour.

Australian TV is airing footage of an apparent American taken hostage in Iraq by armed men in masks. The man seen here sitting in the back seat of car told reporters this convoy had been attacked. The man spoke with slight southern U.S. accent.

An Arabic TV network reports that three Japanese who were kidnapped this week in Iraq will be released with 24 --

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