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Written question asked by Llew Smith (Labour) on Thursday, 27 March 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 April 2003. It was answered by Geoffrey Hoon (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 April 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the military objective is of attacking Iraqi television offices in the invasion of Iraq.
Answer

Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the military objective is of attacking Iraqi television offices in the invasion of Iraq. [106429] Mr. Hoon: Television offices and studios have not been the object of coalition attacks. The coalition has attacked, and reserves the right to continue to attack systems (such as transmitters) which are used by the regime for conveying military command and control information. Coalition attacks are designed to minimise damage to civilian infrastructure.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
106429; 403 c297W
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Armed forces Armed conflict Deployment Television Iraq conflict Military intervention
Link
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