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WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception

WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception

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11
Year
2004
Country
United States of America
Genre
Documentary
The slogan
The merger of newsbiz and showbiz. To them war is a product: they sold it and we bought it.
Director
Danny Schechter
Budget
200,000 $
Duration
1h 38min
Website

Description

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...