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Control Room
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Control Room

Jan 22, 2004
1h 24m
★ 7.4

Different channels. Different truths.

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.

Genres

Documentary
War

Production Companies

Noujaim Films

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Cast

Samir Khader

Self - Senior Producer, Al Jazeera

Samir Khader

Josh Rushing

Self (as Lt. Josh Rushing)

Josh Rushing

Hassan Ibrahim

Self - Reporter, Al Jazeera

Hassan Ibrahim

Abdul Jabbar Al-Kubeisi

Self - Iraqi Dissident

Abdul Jabbar Al-Kubeisi

Nabeel Khoury

Self - Spokesman, US State Department

Nabeel Khoury

David Shuster

Self - Correspondent, MSNBC

David Shuster

Tom Mintier

Self - Correspondent, CNN

Tom Mintier

Muafak Tawfik

Self - Translator, Al Jazeera

Muafak Tawfik

Omar Al-Issawi

Self - Correspondent, Al Jazeera

Omar Al-Issawi

Jihad Ali Ballout

Self - Media Relations, Al Jazeera

Jihad Ali Ballout

George W. Bush

Self - US President (archive footage)

George W. Bush

Donald Rumsfeld

Self - US Secretary of Defense (archive footage)

Donald Rumsfeld

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