
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
"The merger of newsbiz and showbiz. To them war is a product: they sold it and we bought it."
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...
Director
Danny Schechter
Languages
English
Status
Released
Budget
$200,000
Who's In It

George W. Bush
Self

Dick Cheney
Self

Maurice Hinchey
Self

Bill O'Reilly
Self

Dan Rather
Self

Tim Robbins
Self

Donald Rumsfeld
Self
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