Aknauta
03-11-2003, 12:27 PM
nypost.com
LET THE SHOOTING BEGIN: H'WOOD ADDS PIZZAZZ TO WAR BRIEFINGS
March 11, 2003 -- CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar - The Pentagon has enlisted Hollywood to present its daily briefings to the world.
Fresh from the latest Michael Douglas film, one of Tinseltown's top art directors has been hired to create a $200,000 set for Gen. Tommy Franks and other U.S. commanders to give daily updates.
George Allison, 43, who has designed White House backdrops for President Bush and worked with the illusionist David Blaine, has been flown into the U.S. Central Command base in Qatar as part of a reputed $1 million conversion of a storage hangar into a high-tech hub for the international media.
Link (http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/70442.htm)
LET THE SHOOTING BEGIN: H'WOOD ADDS PIZZAZZ TO WAR BRIEFINGS
March 11, 2003 -- CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar - The Pentagon has enlisted Hollywood to present its daily briefings to the world.
Fresh from the latest Michael Douglas film, one of Tinseltown's top art directors has been hired to create a $200,000 set for Gen. Tommy Franks and other U.S. commanders to give daily updates.
George Allison, 43, who has designed White House backdrops for President Bush and worked with the illusionist David Blaine, has been flown into the U.S. Central Command base in Qatar as part of a reputed $1 million conversion of a storage hangar into a high-tech hub for the international media.
Link (http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/70442.htm)