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WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (2004)

WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (2004)

Documentary

The merger of newsbiz and showbiz. To them war is a product: they sold it and we bought it.

Release Date: 2004, December 12
Directors: Danny Schechter
Countries: United States of America
Production: Globalvision
Cast: Tim Robbins, Bill O'Reilly, George W. Bush, Peter Arnett, Dan Rather, Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, David Marr, Maurice Hinchey, Nicholas Johnson

Overview:

There were two wars in Iraq--a military assault and a media war. The former was well-covered; the latter was not. Until now... Independent filmmaker, Emmy-award winningTV journalist, author and media critic, Danny Schechter turns the cameras on the role of the media. His new film, WMD, is an outspoken assessment of how Pentagon propaganda and media complicity misled the American people...

Keywords:

propaganda journalism iraq war iraq