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Control Room (2004)

Control Room (2004)

War Documentary

Different channels. Different truths.

Release Date: 2004, January 22
Directors: Jehane Noujaim
Countries: United States of America
Production: Noujaim Films
Cast: George W. Bush, Tom Mintier, Donald Rumsfeld, Samir Khader, Josh Rushing, Hassan Ibrahim, Abdul Jabbar Al-Kubeisi, Nabeel Khoury, David Shuster, Muafak Tawfik, Jihad Ali Ballout

Overview:

A chronicle which provides a rare window into the international perception of the Iraq War, courtesy of Al Jazeera, the Arab world's most popular news outlet. Roundly criticized by Cabinet members and Pentagon officials for reporting with a pro-Iraqi bias, and strongly condemned for frequently airing civilian causalities as well as footage of American POWs, the station has revealed (and continues to show the world) everything about the Iraq War that the Bush administration did not want it to see.

Keywords:

woman director journalism us military palestinian-israeli conflict iraq war reporter iraq mass media manipulation of the media translation baghdad usa foreign policy