27 March 2003

Bombing in Baghdad The bombing in Baghdad that started about half an hour ago has affected the digital feed of the Iraqi Satellite Channel. The sound and picture now keep breaking up - but it's still on the air, so apparently the TV building has not been hit. Andy Sennitt 9:33:27 PM     comment on this entry []

Iraqi music The Iraq Satellite Channel is playing some of those music videos in praise of Saddam. MTV it ain't, but I have to say that I've always had a liking for Iraqi music. Out of all the Arab countries, I've always liked their songs best from a purely melodic point of view. I'm no expert on these things, but there seems to be a western influence in their music, which maybe crept in during the years of British occupation. I made a couple of screenshots which I'll post on the Radio Netherlands Web site tomorrow. I really hope they don't try to silence the  Iraq Satellite Channel. Very few people inside Iraq can actually see it, and I can't imagine it's a threat, merely an irritation, to the coalition. Andy Sennitt 8:06:52 PM     comment on this entry []

Iraq Satellite Channel I am watching the The Iraq Satellite Channel via DSL as I type this. They're carrying an "interview" in English with two westerners, an American man and a woman who is not a native speaker of English. The presenter, in military uniform, is translating whay they say into Arabic. It's pure propaganda - he just ended by wishing them a "good stay" in Baghdad and said "You will stay to see the Iraqis win - I hope!". They're now showing film of anti-war protests in the West with gentle music behind. The quality of the picture is fantastic. Whatever you think of the rights and wrongs of the war, you have to admire the resourcefulness of the engineers who have managed to produce such a technical achievement. Having said that, now the sound has gone faint, and I think the coalition are trying to block the audio as the Defence Minister (I think) is speaking. But the fact that I can see it at all is amazing. Andy Sennitt. 7:35:32 PM     comment on this entry []

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