In Popular Culture
Peter Arnett appeared in Robert Wiener’s book Live from Baghdad. He appeared as a character in the 2002 HBO film of the same name where he was portrayed by actor Bruce McGill.
The book as well as the film features Arnett’s works as part of Wiener’s crew in Baghdad that he joined after tensions between Iraq and the West heightened toward an imminent military encounter. CNN sent Arnett to Baghdad because of his experiences in covering military conflicts. Arnett was part of the epic live coverage of the 17 January Baghdad air strike where he along with colleagues Bernard Shaw and John Holliman bravely kept broadcasting from their Al-Rasheed Hotel room amid extensive aerial bombing by the Western Coalition forces near and around.
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