WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception

WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception

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

6.9(9 votes)
2004
1h 38m
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...

Production

Globalvision

Cast

Peter Arnett

Peter Arnett

Self

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

Self

Dick Cheney

Dick Cheney

Self

Maurice Hinchey

Maurice Hinchey

Self

Nicholas Johnson

Nicholas Johnson

Self

David Marr

David Marr

Self

Bill O'Reilly

Bill O'Reilly

Self

Dan Rather

Dan Rather

Self

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Self

Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld

Self

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