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Cheney, Edwards Clash Over Iraq and Justification for War
in Vice Presidential Debate
Cheney Cites El Salvador Civil War That Killed 75,000 As
Model for Afghanistan
Edwards Attacks Cheney On Halliburton Dealings in Iran, Bribing
Foreign Officials and No-Bid Contract in Iraq
A Look at How Cheney Opposed Head Start, MLK Day, and the
Release of Mandela
8:01-8:08 Headlines
8:08-8:09 One Minute Music Break
8:09-8:58 Cheney, Edwards Clash Over Iraq and Justification
for War in Vice Presidential Debate
INTRO: Vice Presidential nominees Dick Cheney and John Edwards
faced off in the first and only vice presidential debate of
the election Tuesday night. We hear excerpts of the nominees
discussing Iraq, the White House linking 9/11 to Saddam Hussein
and more and get analysis from journalists Rahul Mahajan and
Robert Parry.
Vice Presidential nominees Dick Cheney and John Edwards faced
off in the first and only vice presidential debate of the
election Tuesday night.
Iraq dominated the first half of the debate with Cheney defending
the Bush administration’s record in Iraq and Edwards
charging the White House with misleading the public on the
progress of the occupation and the reasons for going to war.
The debate turned to domestic policy in the second half where
the two nominees debated healthcare issues, the economy, gay
marriage and AIDS. The face-off between the two vice presidential
nominees produced a hard-hitting and sometimes personal debate.
The encounter came on the heels of the first Presidential
debate last Thursday in which Sen. Kerry is widely believed
to have emerged as the clear winner over President Bush. Last
night’s vice presidential debate gained new significance
after several major polls showed the presidential race tightening
to a dead heat.
Four weeks to the day before the Nov 2nd election, the face
off between Cheney and Edwards was held at Case Western University
in the battleground state of Ohio.
Here is an excerpt of last night’s debate with moderator
Gwen Ifill of PBS opening the discussion on the issue of Iraq.
- Vice Presidential debate, October 5, 2004.
- Rahul Mahajan, independent journalist who has spent time
in Iraq. He is author of "Full Spectrum Dominance:
U.S. Power in Iraq and Beyond" (Seven Stories). And
he operates a website at empirenotes.org.
- Robert Parry, veteran investigative journalist and author
of the new book "Secrecy & Privilege: Rise of the
Bush Dynasty from Watergate to Iraq." For years he
worked as an investigative reporter for both the Associated
Press and Newsweek magazine. His reporting led to the exposure
of what is now known as the "Iran-Contra" scandal.
Cheney Cites El Salvador Civil War That Killed 75,000
As Model for Afghanistan
INTRO: When asked about the situation in Afghanistan and
the upcoming election, Vice President Dick Cheney called it
a success in democracy and compared it to El Salvador in the
1980s. We speak with veteran investigative journalist Robert
Parry about what he calls the "bloody mess" of El
Salvador and Rahul Mahajan about voter manipulation in Afghanistan.
- Vice Presidential debate, October 5, 2004.
- Rahul Mahajan, independent journalist who has spent time
in Iraq. He is author of "Full Spectrum Dominance:
U.S. Power in Iraq and Beyond" (Seven Stories). And
he operates a website at empirenotes.org.
- Robert Parry, veteran investigative journalist and author
of the new book "Secrecy & Privilege: Rise of the
Bush Dynasty from Watergate to Iraq." For years he
worked as an investigative reporter for both the Associated
Press and Newsweek magazine. His reporting led to the exposure
of what is now known as the "Iran-Contra" scandal.
Edwards Attacks Cheney On Halliburton Dealings in
Iran, Bribing Foreign Officials and No-Bid Contract in Iraq
INTRO: At the Vice Presidential debate, John Edwards dropped
what pundits are calling the "H-Bomb" on Dick Cheney
- Halliburton. We speak with John Nichols of The Nation magazine
and author of Dick: The Man Who Is President about Halliburton's
record while Cheney was its CEO and beyond.
- John Nichols, of The Nation Magazine. His new book is
called “Dick: The Man Who is President.”
A Look at How Cheney Opposed Head Start, MLK Day,
and the Release of Mandela
INTRO: John Edwards blasted Dick Cheney's voting record
as a congressman where he voted against the release of Nelson
Mandela, instituting a holiday for Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Head Start and more. We speak with John Nichols of The Nation
magazine and author of Dick: The Man Who Is President
- John Nichols, of The Nation Magazine. His new book is
called “Dick: The Man Who is President.”
8:58-8:59 Outro and Credits
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