it kept them informed on the situation better than anyone working for the United
             States. It was also a live means of communication through news conferences from the US by
             stating policy and position to the world and Saddam Hussein. CNN had established itself as a
             key source of information. Therefore, government agents would switch on the television and
             confide in it instead of their main source of intelligence because of the ground breaking coverage
             and accuracy. They could also use the network to send messages and signals to officials in other
             countries without going through the usual channels of diplomacy.
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