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

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.

The book includes a glossary ?? Propaganda: A User's Guide ?? and resources to help Americans sort through the deceptions to see the strings behind Washington's campaign to sell the Iraq war to the public.