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A lot of what we're seeing and hearing in the media is only secondarily targeted at the folks in the UK and US: the real audience is the Iraqi regime, all of whom watch CNN and/or the Beeb.
Interesting article in The NEw Republic about this issue—about who's using who in this regard: the press relies on the military for access, the military relies on the press as a carrier for its psy ops. But it really does cut both ways...
The war in Bosnia gave rise to a catchphrase, "the CNN effect." It meant that television in general, and CNN in particular, possessed the power to force governments, and especially the U.S. government, to pay attention to particular issues or crises; priorities and even policy could be set by klieg lights...
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