Iraqi Talk Radio

i and putting the American occupation in danger of failure.

“We asked them, is it terrorism or is it resistance,” he said. “A very large proportion, almost 100 percent, said terrorism. They did not like it.”

In the time of Mr. Hussein, Iraqi stations other than the official state station were forbidden. Even so, dedicated listeners like Mr. Ameen secretly tuned in to the Voice of America and the BBC. Those days are still fresh for Mr. Salim, who was a host at a station called Youth Radio run by one of Mr. Hussein’s sons. Callers were prerecorded, and content was censored.

“Now I’m free to say anything I want,” Mr. Salim said.