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Different channels. Different truths. - Control Room
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Title: Control Room

Release Date: 15 Jan 2004

Runtime: 1h 24m

Genre: Documentary, War

Director: The Othrs, Noujaim Films

Production Companies: The Othrs, Noujaim Films

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.

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Average Vote: 7.5 (56 votes)

Cast

  • Self - Senior Producer, Al Jazeera: Samir Khader
  • Self (as Lt. Josh Rushing): Josh Rushing
  • Self - Reporter, Al Jazeera: Hassan Ibrahim
  • Self - Iraqi Dissident: Abdul Jabbar Al-Kubeisi
  • Self - Spokesman, US State Department: Nabeel Khoury
  • Self - Correspondent, MSNBC: David Shuster
  • Self - Correspondent, CNN: Tom Mintier
  • Self - Translator, Al Jazeera: Muafak Tawfik
  • Self - Correspondent, Al Jazeera: Omar Al-Issawi
  • Self - Media Relations, Al Jazeera: Jihad Ali Ballout
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