[IP] Iraq: Satellite Link Allows White House to Bypass TV Networks

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 00:20:18 -0500
From: Richard Forno <rforno@infowarrior.org>
Subject: FW: Iraq: Satellite Link Allows White House to Bypass TV Networks
To: Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>, Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>

Can anyone say "domestic information operations designed to gain favorable
public support before the 2004 elections?"

I wonder how bad the spin is going to be....

Rick
-infowarrior.org


Pentagon Plans Iraq Channel
Satellite Link Allows White House to Bypass TV Networks

By Mike Allen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, November 15, 2003; Page A17

In an escalation of White House efforts to circumvent what President Bush
calls the news media "filter," the Pentagon plans to launch a 24-hour
satellite channel from Baghdad to make it easier for U.S. television
stations to air government-authorized news about Iraq.

The satellite link, dubbed "C-SPAN Baghdad" within the administration, is to
go on the air in a week or two. It begins at a time when guerrilla violence
in Iraq is increasing and the White House is revising and accelerating plans
to transfer governing authority to Iraqis.

Administration officials assert that U.S. news organizations have emphasized
violence and setbacks in occupied Iraq while playing down progress. The
officials say the satellite capability is designed to help local stations
interview U.S. authorities in Iraq and offer live coverage of military
ceremonies and briefings relevant to their geographic areas.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42547-2003Nov14.html

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