Yes, sir," the major responded, "but at 4:00 their television and radio networks announced that the statement had been postponed.
That's me mimicking my own reaction, which was skeptical, as always, when press and television announce Presidential victories.
The national vigil when television announced nightly the number of days Americans had been held hostage in Teheran?
North Korean television has announced the death of 69-year-old Kim Jong-il, who has led the communist nation since 1994.
Iraqi television did not announce when the meeting took place, but it generally shows such interviews a day after they are taped.
Two days later state television announced that Kabila had died from his injuries.
The problem is, when television announces, "This Is Your Life," you can be sure it's a show.
An expertly executed television commercial announcing expanded Government housing programs, for example, shows the general leading a child into a house.
People also wept publicly across Iran when state-run television announced the Bijanis' deaths.
Miami's Mega television Canal 22, announced that from January 15, 2007 would have a daily emission of the series, in south Florida.