A mysterious station called ‘Saddam TV’ began broadcasting on the first day of Eid al-Adha, which is also the anniversary of his 2006 execution. Broadcasting from an unknown place, Latifa TV channel started airing Saddam Husain’s different pictures and voice records last Friday.
The so-called Saddam Channel’s first broadcast happened on the first day of Eid al-Adha and the third anniversary of Saddam’s execution according to the Islamic calendar. One of the Saddam pictures shown on the channel aired with a banners says “draw your swords.”
Mohammed Jarboua, An Algerian man in Syria who is claimed to be the channel’s chairman said “the Saddam channel is for Iraqis and other Arabs who long for his rule.” Mr Jarboua also claimed the channel broadcast from Europe, but did not give any details citing the security concerns of the workers.
(Source: World Bulletin)
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Update 1 December: This station is reported to have gone off the air after a few days, but according to a spokesman for the station it is expected to return by the weekend following a ‘technology upgrade’.
on Dec 2nd, 2009 at 18:47
WTFK? “in Iraq“ — does that mean terrestrial; or really on some satellite?
on Dec 2nd, 2009 at 18:54
Nilesat and Arabsat per:
http://kimelli.nfshost.com/index.php?id=7880
on Dec 2nd, 2009 at 19:07
Yes, this story appeared in a lot of places and I didn’t notice that the version I used didn’t mention the platforms. Sorry. But it’s academic at the moment as the station is off the air, and I suspect that when it returns it will be on different satellites.
on Dec 8th, 2009 at 11:00
Three weeks before the excution of president Saddam Hussein,I was invited by the BBC Bush house London,to debate the above with mark Ellis on the air as he was the judge training the iraqi judges on how to conduct the trial in Baghdad or the final stages,I remember i was asked by Mark, what other alternatives have we or the green zone government have toward President Saddam.My answer was blunt,\\