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...German television network reported that, as a security precaution, Saddam Hussein is using at least three doubles to make public appearances for him. The network, ZDF, based its findings on a study by a forensic pathologist who examined 450 photographs and video clips of the Iraqi President. The Saddam-alikes apparently can be spotted only through minor differences in their features and mannerisms--they may even have been surgically altered to resemble the Iraqi leader. How dependent is Saddam on these doppelgangers? The study turned up only one public appearance by the real Saddam since...
...Shadows A German television network reported that, as a security precaution, Saddam Hussein is using at least three doubles to make public appearances for him. The network, ZDF, based its findings on a study by a forensic pathologist who examined 450 photographs and video clips of the Iraqi President. The Saddam-alikes apparently can only be spotted through minor differences in their features and mannerisms?they may even have been surgically altered to resemble the Iraqi leader. How dependent is Saddam on these doppelg?ngers? The study turned up only one public appearance by the real Saddam since...
...that were not enough, there are entrenched telecom monopolies, local media companies and wary regulators to contend with. Malone learned that lesson the hard way earlier this year in Germany, when powerful private broadcasters like RTL and public providers such as ARD and ZDF did their best to block him. "A scheme in which one player controls the heart of TV's infrastructure is against open competition," says Didier Bellens, CEO of RTL Group, which is controlled by Bertelsmann. Given that kind of opposition, it wasn't surprising that after spending months negotiating a deal to purchase six of Deutsche...