General information

Call No.:

378-0-1:54/5

Part of series

HU OSA 378-0-1 Monitoring of the Iraqi and Kurdish Television: Monitoring of the Iraqi Television

Located at

VHS PAL #54 / No. 5

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00003053

Date of air

2003-04-04

Date

2003

Level

Item

Primary Type

Moving image

Language

Arabic

Duration

2 hours 53 min.

Content

Form/Genre

Television program

Contents Summary

Sahhaf, Minister of Information, gives press conference in English about Saddam International Airport; he declares it under Iraqi control. Report featuring footage of Saddam visiting soldiers in the streets, people kissing his hand. His first public appearance in a long time. Saddam holds a child, greets people. People appear surprised that it is really Saddam. Report of Syrian soldier, who speaks of his commitment to Jihad and willingness to die for Iraq. Similar reports from Libya, Algeria, Egypt, Yemen, Jordan, Saudi Arabia. Replays of prayer calling for Jihad, report of brutal pictures of American war actions; report with pictures of the "final battle." News report on Saddam's visit to soldiers; report on Arabs ready to commit to Jihad; news report on Saddam's visit to soldiers in Baghdad.