WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception

Movie·2004·1h 38m

WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception

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

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

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...

Producer

Anant Singh, Danny Schechter

Themes

propagandajournalismiraqiraq war

Production House

Globalvision

Audience Score

73%

11 votes

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Cast

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

Self

Nicholas Johnson

Self

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

Self

// crew

Crew

Anant Singh

Executive Producer

Danny Schechter

Executive Producer, Director

Barbara Kopple

Barbara Kopple

Executive Producer

Anna B. Pizarro

Producer

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