1:32:01
We are moving for the great day
1:32:05
- A day of triumph in the mind
- [crowd chants] Bob! Bob! Bob!
1:32:10
We are marching for the Lord
1:32:16
Of the silent nameless one
1:32:21
- Working hard for brighter days
- [chanting]
1:32:26
There's a prophet on the run...
1:32:28
[radio] Journalist John Alijah Raplin
was shot at 6.30 pm at close range
1:32:32
by a man calling himself
a member of the Arm of Justice,
1:32:36
a right-wing group dedicated
to undoing injustices in the criminal system.
1:32:41
Outside the 3rd Precinct in Philadelphia,
1:32:43
the as yet unidentified radical
yelled at reporters and police,
1:32:46
saying he is one of many
throughout the country
1:32:49
and that his action
is the beginning of a new era for justice.
1:32:52
Mr Raplin died at 8.30 pm
after a prolonged attempt to revive him failed.
1:32:57
Raplin, who suffered from cerebral palsy,
was released last month
1:33:01
and cleared of any connection to the attack
on Senator Bob Roberts.
1:33:04
Raplin is a self-professed radical
and leaves no surviving family.
1:33:08
A United Nations delegation led by
Secretary General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
1:33:12
left Baghdad tonight after a last-minute
attempt at diplomacy in Iraq.
1:33:15
The Iraqis have refused
to withdraw from Kuwait
1:33:18
as the UN-mandated deadline
approaches at 12 midnight.
1:33:22
President Bush said that every attempt
at diplomacy has been exhausted
1:33:26
and that the job of repelling the aggressor
has reached a crucial stage.
1:33:30
The Senate voted overwhelmingly to support
the President if force becomes necessary.
1:33:35
Two weeks ago, 48% of Congress
had been opposed to the use of force.
1:33:39
The Democratic majority leader said today
that since war appears imminent,
1:33:43
it is important
that we stand behind the President.
1:33:45
A poll today shows that the American public
1:33:48
are now supporting the use of force
in the Persian Gulf.
1:33:52
Two weeks ago, 58% of the American public
opposed intervention.
1:33:56
Tonight, on the eve of war, only 40%
oppose the use of force, the poll says.