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Old 29th March 2003 | 03:58
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Ali Barber
 
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From: Muscat, Oman
The Al-Jazerra web site is http://english.aljazeera.net/ although it was still shut down from the Hackers attack this lunchtime.

I watch them quite a bit as their images seem to present a fairly balanced view, although at times some of the pictures might not be publishable before the watershed in the UK. I can't understand what they are saying so I still have to rely on Sky, CNN etc for words to go with the pictures. They show dead, wounded and POWs from both sides. They also carried the article on the RAF doctor conducting the clinic in Safwan (hearts and minds) and the arrival of Sir Ghalahad. They have got some bad press that is probably not justified and they are certainly well trusted (and, more importantly, believed) by the Arabic community.

You might be interested in what is on Iraqi TV as I also get that on my satellite. All the presenters are in dark green barrack dress uniform, but without ranks. Apart from news programmes, there is a lot of songs, usually by someone with a silver plated Kalashnikov and a supporting cast of non-silver plated kalashnikov toting singers and clips of Sadaam firing rifles in the air or pictures of the "magnificent buildings created under his enlightened leadership" (sarcasm before anyone tries to rip my head off). Failing that, it is music backing clips of the anti-war protests from around the world which probably makes compelling propoganda for the Iraqis that world opinion is with them. When the Iraqis hold a live press conference by the Defence or Information Minister it is rarely on Iraqi TV. It will usually be shown later, presumably edited to delete "US troops are 50 miles from Baghdad". The point of this is that the Iraqis do not appear to be receiving our propoganda/truth that we are coming to liberate them.
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