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...officials warn that Iraqi oil revenues will cover only a small fraction of the cost of rebuilding Iraq, and Washington is hoping to persuade European countries to contribute generously. But EU officials say that while Europe would be willing to channel such aid through a UN authority, it would not fund an administration installed...
...aura of American military invincibility. It has happened before, in Somalia in 1993 for example, but never was there this level of round-the-clock coverage of each roadblock and minor setback. And never before were there networks that tailored their broadcasts as platforms for American righteousness (Fox News Channel, most bombastically) or the U.S.'s tactical and moral fallibility (al-Jazeera and al-Arabia...
...mine casualties, the lawless streets and the gentle Buddhist spirit that provides whatever strength remains in the country. "I didn't want to make a film that was like a postcard," says Dillon. "That's why I didn't shoot at Angkor?you can see that on the Travel Channel." Instead, Dillon's Cambodia is a post-apocalyptic vision, haunted by ghosts both living and dead. For the first-time director, it's these living ghosts that are the most riveting. "It's about dangerous people who are desperate, at the end of the line, on the run," Dillon says...
...from a Chinese reporter on location in Baghdad, in-studio analysis from retired People's Liberation Army officers and unfiltered interpretation of statements from U.S. generals and even from President George W. Bush. The motivation? Same as in the rest of TV world: ratings. Amid fierce competition for viewers, channels are using the war to differentiate themselves. China's English-language channel, CCTV 9, which broadcasts to the mainland and abroad, has set its eyes on a larger market. "It's positioning itself as an alternative to Western and Arab media around the world," says John Terenzio, a former news...
...with the backdrop of war, we crave celebration and entertainment—anything to get away from the news. Ticket sales to Barnum and Bailey’s Circus have sky-rocketed in recent weeks, and as the NCAA Basketball tournament heats up, millions of Americans spend their days channel-flipping to check the “score,” one of which happens to be “American casualties in Iraq.” In between news briefs—many of which already stem from “The Daily Show?...