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Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq

Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq

Rampton, Sheldon
Stauber, John

Paperback

SpeculationInternational Relations

ISBN10: 1585422762
ISBN13: 9781585422760
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: Jul 28 2003
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.67 Width: 5.48 Depth: 8.24
Language: English
Weapons of Mass Deception reveals:

  • How the Iraq war was sold to the American public through professional P.R. strategies.

  • The First Casualty Lies that were told related to the Iraq war.

  • Euphemisms and jargon related to the Iraq war, e.g. shock and awe, Operation Iraqi Freedom, axis of evil, coalition of the willing, etc.

  • War as Opportunity How the war on terrorism and the war on Iraq have been used as marketing hooks to sell products and policies that have nothing to do with fighting terrorism.

  • Brand America The efforts of Charlotte Beers and other U.S. propaganda campaigns designed to win hearts overseas.

  • The Mass Media as Propaganda Vehicle How news coverage followed Washington's lead and language.

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