WMD
Subtitle: weapons of mass deception
By: A Cinema Libre distribution release, Globalvision presents ; produced by Danny Schechter with Anna Pizarro ; directed by Danny Schechter
Contributors: Robbins, Tim, 1958-; Bach, Nenad; Polarity 1 (Musical group); Vortex (Musical group); Doors (Musical group); Globalvision, Inc; Doc Workers (Firm); Cinema libre (Firm)
Publisher: Doc Workers
Published: 2005
Place of publication: [United States]
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 98
Subjects: Iraq War, 2003-2011; Mass media and the war
Other titles: Weapons of mass deception
Description: "There were two wars going on in Iraq, one was fought with armies of soldiers, bombs and a fearsome military force. The other was fought alongside it with cameras, satellites, armies of journalists and propaganda techniques. One war was rationalized as an effort to find and remove WMDs, Weapons of Mass Destruction; the other was carried out by even more powerful WMDs, Weapons of Mass Deception." -- Container.
Notes: Originally produced as a documentary film in 2004.

Based on the book, Embedded-- weapons of mass deception : how the media failed to cover the war in Iraq by Danny Schechter.

DVD extras: Trailer (narrated by Tim Robbins); Interview with Danny Schechter; "News Dissector" news retrospective, 1968-2004; "Get Involved" resources: Websites and books to make a difference.

Music by The Doors, Polarity 1, Nenad Bach and Vortex.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

DVD, NTSC.
Table of contents: title: Opening credits/ Media wars; title: The past is never past; title: The run-up tp war; title: Muzzling debate, marginalizing dissent; title: The edia invasion; title: Pentagon media management; title: News business as show business; title: Information dominance; title: The Fox News effect; title: Post-war war; title: The view in the Arab World; title: Journalists targeted; title: Government power and media control; title: Lessons learned and work to do.