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The story

A chronicle which provides a rare window into the international perception of the Iraq War, courtesy of Al Jazeera, the Arab world's most popular news outlet. Roundly criticized by Cabinet members and Pentagon officials for reporting with a pro-Iraqi bias, and strongly condemned for frequently airing civilian causalities as well as footage of American POWs, the station has revealed (and continues to show the world) everything about the Iraq War that the Bush administration did not want it to see.

Cast & crew

Samir Khader

Samir KhaderSelf - Senior Producer, Al Jazeera

Josh Rushing

Josh RushingSelf (as Lt. Josh Rushing)

Hassan Ibrahim

Hassan IbrahimSelf - Reporter, Al Jazeera

Abdul Jabbar Al-Kubeisi

Abdul Jabbar Al-KubeisiSelf - Iraqi Dissident

Nabeel Khoury

Nabeel KhourySelf - Spokesman, US State Department

David Shuster

David ShusterSelf - Correspondent, MSNBC

Tom Mintier

Tom MintierSelf - Correspondent, CNN

Muafak Tawfik

Muafak TawfikSelf - Translator, Al Jazeera

Omar Al-IssawiSelf - Correspondent, Al Jazeera

Jihad Ali Ballout

Jihad Ali BalloutSelf - Media Relations, Al Jazeera

George W. BushSelf - US President (archive footage)

Donald RumsfeldSelf - US Secretary of Defense (archive footage)