WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
“The merger of newsbiz and showbiz. To them war is a product: they sold it and we bought it.”
2004•1h 38m•7.3•Released
Documentary
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
Budget
$0M
Languages
English
Studio
Globalvision
Cast
Peter Arnett
Self
George W. Bush
Self
Dick Cheney
Self
Maurice Hinchey
Self
Nicholas Johnson
Self
David Marr
Self
Bill O'Reilly
Self
Dan Rather
Self
Tim Robbins
Self
Donald Rumsfeld
Self
Production
Company
Globalvision
Producer
Anna B. Pizarro
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