18 Mar 2022
Una Obra del Pueblo
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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...
Top Billed 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
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