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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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The Pen and the Sword: Press, War, and Terror in the 21st Century

The Pen and the Sword: Press, War, and Terror in the 21st Century

Exoo, Calvin F.

Paperback

Writing InstructionGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 141295360X
ISBN13: 9781412953603
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Published: Nov 1 2009
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

The Pen and the Sword is the only comprehensive examination of how the media have covered the 21st Century′s #1 news story: terrorism and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. This is the full story--from 9/11 to the Obama doctrine, and including:

  • The war in Afghanistan. There were two sides to this story, but the press told only one, and the untold story would return to haunt us.
  • The campaign for war in Iraq. What did the press know and when did they know it about the web of lies that led us into war?
  • Iraq, from invasion to Mission Accomplished. When the story of war is told as patriotic hymn, Playstation game, or melodrama of macho heroes and bad guys dressed in black, important things are left out.
  • Aftermath, from Mission Accomplished to the present. Something has changed since the Vietnam War, when the press finally found its critical voice. However, the 21st Century media continue to cling to an untenable, pro-war story, even after the public has abandoned it.

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