"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people."

              - Howard Zinn 

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  U.S. Media Sold the Iraq War

  BreakingTheSet   (7:27)

  The American media failed to counter the endless fear-mongering after 9/11 with clear analysis and tough questions about why the U.S. was bringing war to Iraq.

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  Lack of Actual War Coverage

  TheRealNews   (4:59)

  The U.S. government censored coverage of the Iraq War, so that the suffering and carnage of military and civilian victims became an abstraction to the public.

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  U.S. Propaganda on the Iraq War

  DemocracyNow   (10:43)

  There was an orchestrated imbalance in the media's presentation of an overwhelmingly pro-war slant and a lack of anti-war voices or objective analysis.

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  Dehumanization of Muslims

  U.S  Veteran Mike Prysner   (10:55)

  IVAW's truth and reconcilation testimony exposed the widely condoned U.S. military policy of oppressive racism - frequently used as a weapon against all Iraqis during the Iraq War.

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  The Media Got It Wrong

  Broadcast Journalist Amy Goodman   (3:06)

  The public is turning away from a mainstream media that lost credibility in its coverage of the Iraq War; people now want original, independent voices telling them the truth.

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  Documentary: "Psywar"

  Filmmaker Scott Noble   (1:39:02)

  This film explores the evolution of propaganda and public relations in the U.S., providing crucial background and insight into the control of information and thought.

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