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There was never a better time to watch CNN, since 9/11, than today. Why? Because we have, right before us, the spectre of war unfolding. True, we all have witnessed, in recent days, the failure of diplomacy but it sure as hell is one major triumph for TV.
Let's face it, war is telegenic.
We see clips of warplanes being readied and launched from humongous aircraft carriers by men, macho in their uniform and aviator sunglasses, waving signs to cue the next sequence of movement, like it were a scene out of 'Topgun', the movie. The spectacular light effects of bombs being dropped out from mid-air into the darkness of night that explodes into a mushroom cloud pyrotechnic is awesome. These, familiar scenes rehashed out of Operation Desert Storm, the prequel for the Next Attraction.
We see the main protagonists, Presidents George W. Bush and Saddam Hussein, being repeatedly quoted with their one-liners of the moment, sparring in the last few moments before the main event -- pretty much like a heavyweight boxing bout in Las Vegas -- where Larry King's suspenders stand out (in place of Don King's hair). We watch the other players - British Prime Minister Tony Blair, French President Jacques Chirac, the head of U.N. inspections Hans Blix, the rest of the U.N. assembly and other heads of states, in vigorous chaos and disagreement and lending ample support to the major casting coup. All this, to the tune of CNN's orchestral musical score -- their latest event theme production.
We see snapshots of gun-toting Iraqi women and children proudly waving up their arms with sophisticated firearms in hand in a show of unity and defiance, surreally interspersed with the frenzied activity in the stockmarket floors of London, Paris and New York - and then we see the familiar faces of Nic Robertson and Christiane Amanpour as they deliver the latest situationer live from the streets of Baghdad and Kuwait, where all action is about to begin.
What more could we ask for? This is all so sensational, so larger than life, an extravaganza, and more, to come right after the short break ...
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Let's face it, war is telegenic.
We see clips of warplanes being readied and launched from humongous aircraft carriers by men, macho in their uniform and aviator sunglasses, waving signs to cue the next sequence of movement, like it were a scene out of 'Topgun', the movie. The spectacular light effects of bombs being dropped out from mid-air into the darkness of night that explodes into a mushroom cloud pyrotechnic is awesome. These, familiar scenes rehashed out of Operation Desert Storm, the prequel for the Next Attraction.
We see the main protagonists, Presidents George W. Bush and Saddam Hussein, being repeatedly quoted with their one-liners of the moment, sparring in the last few moments before the main event -- pretty much like a heavyweight boxing bout in Las Vegas -- where Larry King's suspenders stand out (in place of Don King's hair). We watch the other players - British Prime Minister Tony Blair, French President Jacques Chirac, the head of U.N. inspections Hans Blix, the rest of the U.N. assembly and other heads of states, in vigorous chaos and disagreement and lending ample support to the major casting coup. All this, to the tune of CNN's orchestral musical score -- their latest event theme production.
We see snapshots of gun-toting Iraqi women and children proudly waving up their arms with sophisticated firearms in hand in a show of unity and defiance, surreally interspersed with the frenzied activity in the stockmarket floors of London, Paris and New York - and then we see the familiar faces of Nic Robertson and Christiane Amanpour as they deliver the latest situationer live from the streets of Baghdad and Kuwait, where all action is about to begin.
What more could we ask for? This is all so sensational, so larger than life, an extravaganza, and more, to come right after the short break ...
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