WIDE SHOT SHIP AT SEA ZOOM IN TO SHIP. PAN DOWN FROM RADIO ANTENNA TO SHIP. ON AIR SIGN LIGHTED ON SHIP STUDIO. VARIOUS SHOTS OF NATHAN BROADCASTING. SHIP EXTERIORS WITH +PEACE+ON SIDE. CREW MEMBER OPERATES TRANSMITTER. SHOTS OF TELETYPE MACHINE PRINTING WIRE COPY. NEWS WRITER MONITORS RADIO CAIRO. MORE TRANSMITTER SHOTS. REPORTER SEGUE. NATHAN SAYS + I CAN'T GIVE UP..IT'S MY PEOPLE..MY NEIGHBOURS. I CAN'T SIT BACK.+



SHOT OF SHIP'S ???A). MORE SHOTS ??? SIGN + ???




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DAVID BURRINGTON

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Background: JBIE NATHAN, A FORMER ISRAELI PLAYBOY AND FIGHTER PILOT WHO ONCE FLEW MISSIONS OVER EGYPT, NOW IS BROADCASTING PEACE MESSAGES TO ANYONE WHO CAN HEAR HIM. NATHAN OPERATES FROM A CONVERTED DUTCH FREIGHTER AND PLAYS POP MUSIC AND PEACE MESSAGES TO ARAB AND ISRAELI CITIZENS. HE AND HIS CREW ALSO PICKUP THE RADIO FREQUENCIES THAT REUTERS, AP AND UPI OPERATE ON. THEN WITH THEIR OWN WIRE MACHINES THE PIRATE THE COPY THAT OTHER SUBSCRIBERS PAY FOR. THEY ALSO MONITOR RADIO CAIRO FOR NEWS OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND INCORPORATE THEIR MATERIAL INTO THEIR BROADCASTS.