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Explosions rock Baghdad, TV goes off the air
Reuters
Posted on 03/25/2003 1:05:36 PM PST by kattracks
Explosions rock Baghdad, TV goes off the air
BAGHDAD, March 25 (Reuters) - Large explosions rocked Baghdad late on Tuesday and Iraqi television went off air as the first blast struck the capital.
Reuters correpondent Samia Nakhoul said several large explosions were heard and televisions in one hotel where journalists were staying immediately went black.
An official at Iraq's television station blamed a "technical problem in the transmitters" for the blackout.
The televisions remained off the air near midnight.
At least three powerful blasts rocked the city centre, an area where the television and radio headquarters and transmitters are located.
The television transmitters normally beam programmes, including news conferences by the Iraqi leadership, to a large part of the city. Iraqi radio continued broadcasting.
Baghdad was hit by repeated air strikes on Tuesday, many of them centred on locations to the east of the city where members of Iraq's Republican Guard were believed to be dug in to defend the city from U.S. ground forces approaching from the south.
03/25/03 15:55 ET
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: battleforbaghdad; embeddedreport; warlist
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To: kattracks
FINALLY! GOOD SHOOTING!
To: kattracks
An official at Iraq's television station blamed a "technical problem in the transmitters" for the blackout.
I guess you could sugarcoat it and say it was technical problems, but I think we know better -;)
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posted on
03/25/2003 1:27:12 PM PST
by
rs79bm
(No more fireworks at Euro Disney, it caused all the French army soldiers to surrender)
To: Cagey
This means no more "Iraqi Idol"
To: TLBSHOW
I am hearing now that we may hit the station in the next day or so. Man, you should have gone from thread to thread, posting and spamming that; nobody else here had EVEN thought of that, did you know that?
I'm so glad you're here in case we miss something.
BTW, I predict the sun will be going down very shortly.
Tooting your own horn is SO attractive, especially since your "prediction" was as sure as Christmas coming.
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posted on
03/25/2003 1:28:42 PM PST
by
Howlin
To: Latina_Abogada
UR#79)..........BTTT
CNN just announcing the Iraqi TV was knocked off the air temporarily . . . wishful thinking on their part, parhaps??? LOL,..........hello,...... 'CMM'......
85
posted on
03/25/2003 1:29:03 PM PST
by
maestro
To: All
Can we start broadcasting "The Facts of Life" 24/7 now
on the Baghdad station?.
This will undoubtedly lead to a quick coup and surrendur
of Saddam loyalists.
:)
86
posted on
03/25/2003 1:29:38 PM PST
by
ottersnot
(Let's Roll. Free Iraq , then France. Sic Semper Tyrannus)
To: Latina_Abogada
Could we see:
3...2...1...Commando Solo is on the air...
Æ
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posted on
03/25/2003 1:30:24 PM PST
by
AgentEcho
(If you're in a fair fight you've done something wrong.)
To: Sabertooth
That's a good prediction.
To: Amerigomag
Don't worry, we aren't.
To: JustinV
I wonder if this has anything to do with the 'soldiers' in US uniforms killing the surrendering soldiers. It would be real bad to let them use that as propoganda</em. I guarantee that was the reason.
To: kattracks
"Large explosions rocked Baghdad late on Tuesday and Iraqi television went off air as the first blast struck the capital." It's about damn time.
To: tuna_battle_slight_return
I believe there is more to this. It is my understanding that we hit the "cable company" also. Fiber optic cable put in with Chinese help. There go the communications.
"High Command? High Command? Should we use the gas? High Command? ... too late."
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posted on
03/25/2003 1:31:12 PM PST
by
Ingtar
To: ottersnot
"Can we start broadcasting "The Facts of Life" 24/7 now on the Baghdad station?. "
Play the Christy Lane CD commercial 24/7!
93
posted on
03/25/2003 1:31:32 PM PST
by
bcoffey
(When Paula Zahn left FNC for CNN, the average IQ of both organizations soared)
To: kattracks
That's alright, they'll be experiencing Survivor, Iraq up close and personal. And in Surround Sound.
94
posted on
03/25/2003 1:31:34 PM PST
by
socal_parrot
(Jean Valjean, the only decent Frenchmen.)
To: socal_parrot
GOOD MORNING, BAGHDAD CITY!
(Paging Robin Williams -- ought to get a surrender fast!)
95
posted on
03/25/2003 1:33:28 PM PST
by
Ingtar
To: maestro
CNN just announcing the Iraqi TV was knocked off the air temporarily ...I'll be off for as long as we want it to be. If that was a shot across the bow, the next one will be through the hull.
96
posted on
03/25/2003 1:33:28 PM PST
by
js1138
To: ottersnot
How about a marathon
Al Spreengir broadcast...
Coming up next on Al Spreengir: Transvestite Baghdad cabbies and the goats who love them.
97
posted on
03/25/2003 1:34:20 PM PST
by
Redcloak
(All work and no FReep makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no FReep make s Jack a dul boy. Allwork an)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
ROFL!!!
To: journey7873
Yes I do. Basically, we wanted to give AL-Jazeera enough rope to hang themselves with. Now that they put the rope around their neck, we pulled the release on the floor.
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posted on
03/25/2003 1:36:30 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(A)
To: kattracks
That propaganda tool should have been shut down day one. I ~think~ they had hoped to keep it in operation to help with public notification after it is over..that was a vain hope
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