LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Beirut barracks bombing aftermath in US

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Vox pop

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:04:47

Description

Report on the rising US death toll after the Beirut barracks bombing, and the debate over whether US Marines from the multilateral peacekeeping force should now be withdrawn from the Lebanon. Speaking are: President Ronald Reagan; Senators Paul Sarbanes, John Warner and Paul Trible; Aline(?) McCaffrey, mother of a missing marine. Also vox pop with Americans. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Ronald Reagan; Paul Sarbanes; John Warner; Paul Trible; Aline(?) McCaffrey

Keywords

USA; Deaths; Middle East; Terrorism; Public opinion; Military personnel; Lebanon; Beirut; Foreign policy; Peacekeeping; Barracks; Casualties; Bombs; Marines

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