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WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (2004)

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

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 38M

Synopsis

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...

Actors

Peter Arnett
Peter Arnett
Self
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
Self
Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
Self
Maurice Hinchey
Maurice Hinchey
Self
Nicholas Johnson
Nicholas Johnson
Self
David Marr
David Marr
Self
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
Self
Dan Rather
Dan Rather
Self
Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins
Self
Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld
Self

Crews

Barbara Kopple
Barbara Kopple
Executive Producer
Anna B. Pizarro
Anna B. Pizarro
Producer
Danny Schechter
Danny Schechter
Executive Producer
Anant Singh
Anant Singh
Executive Producer
Anna B. Pizarro
Anna B. Pizarro
Publicist

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