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IRAQ: U.S. DEPLOYS IRAQI TV TO BEAM MESSAGE.(US takeover of Iraqi TV, replaces programming with US message to Iraqi people)(Brief Article)

IPR Strategic Business Information Database, April, 2003

The administration of U.S. President George W. Bush took over Iraqi state television Channel 3 on 10 April, replacing tributes to deposed President Hussein with greetings from Bush, the Pentagon, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair in an effort to persuade Iraqis that they are being liberated, not occupied, "The Washington Post" reported on 11 April. Within a few days, U.S. officials said they hope to open a second television station in Iraq running subtitled ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, and Fox News Channel nightly news shows. CNN declined to have its programs included. On 10 April, the White House decided to fund a second channel to run about two hours of Arabic-language news from the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the government agency that oversees Voice of America and...

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