Before and during the 2003 Iraq war, public diplomacy became a particularly useful diplomatic instrument. American administration officials, notably Secretary of State Colin Powell, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, not only made the case for war to the American people in news interviews and newspaper editorials, but lobbied friendly and opposing states both directly in negotiations and indirectly through various media outlets, including independent Arab media such as the Al Iazeera television station. The Department of State ran media campaigns aimed at the Arab world and has since allocated $30 million for a new Mideast radio network aimed at Arab youth. The network will feature Arab and Western pop music, and one of its goals is to curb anti-American feelings. In the communication age, states have yet another diplomatic instrument.