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==Gulf War==
Beginning in 1981, Arnett worked for [[CNN]] for 18 years, ending in 1999. During the [[Gulf War]], he became a household name worldwide as the only reporter to have live coverage directly from [[Baghdad]], especially during the first 16 hours. His dramatic reports often were accompanied by the sound of air raid sirens blaring and US bombs exploding in the background. Together with two other CNN journalists, [[Bernard Shaw (journalist)|Bernard Shaw]] and [[John Holliman]], Arnett brought continuous coverage from Baghdad for the 16 initial intense hours of the war (17 January 1991). Although 40 foreign journalists were present at the [[Royal Tulip Al Rasheed Hotel|Al-Rashid Hotel]] in Baghdad at the time, only CNN possessed the means — a private phone line connected to neighbouring Amman, Jordan — to communicate to the outside world.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McDOUGAL|first1=DENNIS|title=How CNN Won Battle for a Phone Line : Television: A 'four-wire' system allowed the all-news network to achieve a coup in its war coverage from Baghdad.|url=
His accounts of civilian damage caused by the bombing were not well received by the coalition war administration. Its spokesmen had emphasized terms such as "smart bombs" and "surgical precision" in their public statements, in an effort to project keeping civilian casualties would be at a minimum. [[White House]] sources would later attack Arnett, saying that he was being used as a tool for Iraqi disinformation.
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==Interview with Osama Bin Laden==
In March 1997, Arnett of [[CNN]] interviewed [[Osama bin Laden]], leader of [[Al-Qaeda]], after Bin Laden declared jihad on the United States. Asked by Arnett, "What are your future plans?", Bin Laden said, "You'll see them and hear about them in the media, God willing
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