March 20, 2003: The Invasion of Iraq unfolds on live TV

The air strike begins around 40:30 I can’t stop the ads. This is a recording I made of CNN’s coverage of the “Shock and Awe“ campaign conducted at that time. I copied this off of my VHS tape. I’m merely uploading this for historical purposes. Most tapes I see of this are only about ten minutes long. This is just over two hours. It covers from 8:19 PM to around 10:30 PM (Baghdad local time). The “Shock and Awe“ campaign starts at 9:00 PM or about 40:30 . This video includes post-bombing statements from S