AERIAL VIDEO FOOTAGE [of voters] AVILABLE TO MEDIA

Central Command ^

[Clive]

January 30, 2005

Release Number: 05-01-118

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEDIA ADVISORY: AERIAL VIDEO FOOTAGE OF CENTRAL BAGHDAD DISTRICT RESIDENTS GOING TO POLLING SITES AVAILABLE TO MEDIA

What: Aerial video footage showing Iraqi citizens walking to polling sites in the central portion of Baghdad and Iraqis lining up to vote

Location of the Video: The footage will be posted on www.dvidshub.net.

Notes: The video consists of two separate scene selections: 1) the lack of civilian traffic and people walking to polling sites and, 2) Iraqi citizens lining up to vote outside polling sites. The approximate runtime of the raw footage is four minutes.

For more information, please contact Lt. Col. James Hutton, 1st CAVALRY DIVISION PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE, AT JAMES.HUTTON@US.ARMY.MIL OR MSG David Larsen AT DAVID.J.LARSEN@US.ARMY.MIL

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[Clive]

The FR 100 character headline restriction precluded posting the full title as a FR headline

[Clive]

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[JSteff]

Where???

[pbear8]

Seems to be snowing in the pics.

[steveo]

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<>PTry later I guess

[MikeJ]

Site is overloaded. I can help mirror the video if somebody can get a copy...

[Calpernia]

A soldier with the 303rd Iraqi National Guard Battalion stands guard outside a polling center that has been vandalized with anti-Iraqi graffiti.

[Calpernia]

A billboard at a traffic intersection in Baghdad reads, "How we will provide a better country for our kids; elections of the National Assembly. Elect Iraq."

[Calpernia]

NOTE TO ME:

check back for election footage. Last video uploaded was 1/28/05.

[Clive]

This was a Central Command release advising the media that the aerial pics were available to the media. NO pics accompanied the release but it advised the media as to how to get them.

No doubt the media has overwhelmingly availed themselves of this opportunity to broadcast pics favourable to the US and has been broadcasting the pics all day.

I just happened to have had my tv tuned to news stations at the wrong moments.

[JSteff]

Thanks Clive. They will show up somewhere.

JSteff

[Calpernia]

Election Day Videos:

http://www.dvidshub.net/video/jump.php?1440

http://www.dvidshub.net/video/jump.php?1439

[Radix]

Amazing videos. I watched them both.

Near the end of the 2nd clip I heard that it was about 20 Klicks to the polling site. Do I have that right? That is 12 miles. OMG, 12 miles there and back in addition to the distance from where they live anyhow.

Amazing. I thought that the videos were long. Imagine walking 25 miles plus just to vote!

[Calpernia]

bump!

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[windchime]

Thanks!

[blackie]

Awesome video's Calpernia ~ many thanks!