LARRY KING LIVE {PETER ARNETT} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of interview programs hosted by Larry King. In this edition, Larry interviews CNN correspondent Peter Arnett, who discusses his controversial coverage of the Persian Gulf War. Speaking from Amman, Jordan, Arnett discusses his attraction to broadcast journalism and compares the immediacy of his TV reports from Iraq to his work as a print journalist during the Vietnam War. He expresses surprise at the contoversy surrounding his coverage of the Allied bombing of Baghdad. Other topics include: Arnett's reportage from a baby milk factory bombed by the Allies on the suspicion that it was a chemical weapons facility, the ensuing controversy, and Arnett's defense of his reporting; his interview with Saddam Hussein; Sen. Alan Simpson's assertion that Arnett was an Iraqi sympathizer, and the response of Arnett's press corps colleagues to that remark; changes in the military's relationship to the press in the years since Vietnam; and current events in Iraq. Includes CNN footage of Arnett's reports from Baghdad, his interview with Hussein, and remarks from U.S. generals Colin Powell and Thomas Kelly. Includes a promo. Commercials deleted.
Cataloging of this program was made possible by The Marc Haas and Helen Hotze Haas Foundation.
Details
- NETWORK: CNN
- DATE: March 8, 1991 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:42:22
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:24557
- GENRE: Talk/Interviews
- SUBJECT HEADING: Persian Gulf War, 1991
- SERIES RUN: CNN - TV series, 1985-2010
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Promos - "CNN Evening News"
CREDITS
- Larry King … Host
- Peter Arnett … Guest
- John Sununu
- Colin Powell
- Saddam Hussein
- Thomas Kelly