(6 Dec 2004)
1. Wide shot of US President George W Bush and Iraqi interim President Ghazi al-Yawer
2. Cutaway media
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W Bush, US President
"The attacks in Saudi Arabia remind us that the terrorists are still on the move. They're interested in affecting the will of free countries. They want us to leave Saudi Arabia. They want us to leave Iraq. They want us to grow timid and weary in the face of their willingness to kill randomly and kill innocent people, and that's why these elections in Iraq are very important."
4. Wide shot of Bush speaking
5. Cutaway media
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W Bush, US President
"I want to thank the Saudi government for responding as quickly as they did. We send our heartfelt condolences to the Saudi National Guard that died in the defence of our consulate. I want to thank the Marines for doing their job so splendidly, and we will find out more about who caused the attacks. As I understand it, several of the attackers died, but several were captured by the Saudi government, and I'm confident they will share the information with us."
7. Cutaway media
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W Bush, US President
"And our commanders, working with Ambassador Negroponte and the Iraqi security forces, believe they can do a lot to make these polling places secure. You can never guarantee a hundred per cent security, but Iraqi people have a chance to say to the world, 'We choose democracy over terrorism', and that's going to be defining moment in that country."
9. Cutaway of US National Security Adviser, Condoleezza Rice, listening
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ghazi al-Yawer, Iraq Interim President
"We in Iraq, the whole Iraqi society, are willing to participate in elections. Nobody in Iraq wants to boycott the elections, except for some politicians. But I'm talking about the mass public of Iraq - they all are very anxious to go and cast their votes and practice, for the first time in 45 years, their right and duty."
11. Wide shot of al-Yawer speaking in Oval Office
12. Media in Oval Office
13. Bush with Jordan's King Abdullah
14. Abdullah listening
15. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W Bush, US President
"I assured His Majesty that the United States and my government will be involved with Middle Eastern peace, and that I believe that two states living side-by-side in peace - a Palestinian state and an Israeli state - is necessary for there to be peace, and that we have a moment, a window of opportunity, and I intend to work very closely with His Majesty to seize that moment for the good of the Palestinian people and for the good of the Israelis."
16. Media
17. Bush and Abdullah shake hands, pull out to wide shot
STORYLINE:
On a day of renewed violence in the Middle East, US President George W Bush expressed determination to see Iraq hold elections on 30 January 2005.
Meeting interim Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawer at the White House in Washington on Monday, Bush said that a free society in Iraq "will be a major defeat for the terrorists".
Earlier on Monday, Islamic militants threw explosives at the gate of the US consulate in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, then forced their way into the building, prompting a gun battle that left seven people dead and several injured.
Bush said the attacks were a reminder "that the terrorists are still on the move," and "interested in affecting the will of free countries".
Bush thanked Saudi Arabia for quelling the attack and promised to find out more about who caused it. He said he was confident Saudi Arabia would share information with the United States.
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