Control Room

Synopsis

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.

Samir Khader

Self - Senior Producer, Al Jazeera

Josh Rushing

Self (as Lt. Josh Rushing)

Hassan Ibrahim

Self - Reporter, Al Jazeera

Abdul Jabbar Al-Kubeisi

Self - Iraqi Dissident

Nabeel Khoury

Self - Spokesman, US State Department

David Shuster

Self - Correspondent, MSNBC

Tom Mintier

Self - Correspondent, CNN

Muafak Tawfik

Self - Translator, Al Jazeera

Omar Al-Issawi

Self - Correspondent, Al Jazeera

Jihad Ali Ballout

Self - Media Relations, Al Jazeera

George W. Bush

Self - US President (archive footage)

Donald Rumsfeld

Self - US Secretary of Defense (archive footage)