WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception

When I was just going to write a review for this film, and then I saw the stockload of bad reviews, I became a bit suspicious. Most of the "negative" reviewers are conservatives or other idiots who don't care for the... Full review

no matter what side of the political or social or economic spectrum you fall on, you need to watch this documentary. it should be required viewing for all Americans. so many people fail to realize the faults of today's modern... Full review

This movie tells you a lot about how the media worked hand in hand with the government to pump up the war, and does an excellent job of conveying information about how the government was able to control the media.... Full review

don't miss it or you'll be even sorrier than you already are about the devolution of this country in the last 5 years... Full review

This is an excellent documentary showing how the Bush administration cowed, seduced and used the media to sell the Iraqi war to the American public. It is also an indictment of the media for its failure to accurately report the... Full review

"WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception" offers an intelligent and critical look the media and how it was more or less manipulated or controlled by interests other than journalism during its coverage of the run up to Operation Iraqi Freedom and... Full review

LIbEral crap LIES LIES AND MORE LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES... Full review

gee, i wonder how many of our critical reviewers have actually seen the movie. probably about the same number of weapons of mass destruction that have been found - zero. sign up for the war fellas if you're so gung ho.... Full review

In his latest offering, newsroom veteran Danny Schechter takes a critical look at the media coverage of the war in Iraq and the lead-up to the war. Whether you are for or against the war itself, Schechter shows how the... Full review

This is a documentary about the American media and their relationship to the military. It's all about spin. Why were newspapers and TV news so strongly pro-war in the prelude to the invasion of Iraq? One obvious reason is that... Full review

And this is a really entertaining documentary film. One certainly isn't going to rent "WMD" for the beauty of its images, but the footage Schechter pieces together serves as compelling evidence for his claims. It's a nice lead-in to the movie. ... Full Review

Schechter is particularly critical of the process of "embedding" reporters with military units and thus either coercing or forcing favorable coverage. Schechter traces the problem to the network executives, who took their cues from ratings-ascendant Fox News and hoped to curry favor with the FCC for the next round of deregulation. ... Full Review

And this is a really entertaining documentary film. I t troubled me a little when the position is presented in the film "WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception" that it is the purpose of the media to challenge the government. ... Full Review

WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception is surprisingly sober and angry Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (which actually takes its name from Schechter's similarly titled book, "Embedded: Weapons of Mass Deception") is the attitude of foreign journalists covering the war; it's stunning to see the newscasts shown in other countries. ... Full Review

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