Movie: WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception

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Peter Arnett
Peter Arnett

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George W. Bush
George W. Bush

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Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney

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Maurice Hinchey
Maurice Hinchey

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Nicholas Johnson
Nicholas Johnson

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David Marr
David Marr

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Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly

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Dan Rather
Dan Rather

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Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins

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Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld

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    WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception

  • 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...

  • Release Date

    2004-12-12

  • Average

    6.9

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
  • Tagline

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

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    English
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