War Made Easy - TRAILER

http://www.WarMadeEasyTheMovie.org


War Made Easy reaches into the Orwellian memory hole to expose a 50-year pattern of government deception and media spin that has dragged the United States into one war after another from Vietnam to Iraq. Narrated by actor and activist Sean Penn, the film exhumes remarkable archival footage of official distortion and exaggeration from LBJ to George W. Bush, revealing in stunning detail how the American news media have uncritically disseminated the pro-war line of one administration after another.

War Made Easy gives special attention to parallels between the Vietnam war and the war in Iraq. Driven by media critic Norman Solomon's meticulous research and tough-minded analysis, it sets stunning examples of propaganda and media complicity from the present within the context of rare footage from political leaders and leading journalists of the Vietnam era, including Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, dissident Senator Wayne Morse, and news correspondents Walter Cronkite and Morley Safer.

Norman Solomon's work has been praised by the Los Angeles Times as "brutally persuasive" and essential "for those who would like greater context with their bitter morning coffee." This film now offers a chance to see that context on the screen.

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  News & Politics

[wannaruwae]

the u.s. wants peace, seeks peace, haha,

i couldn't stop laughing for many seconds,

the u.s. is the killing machine for zionists.

this is the fact. Period.

[lifendsoon]

The Invasion of Afghanistan was just to run Gas Pipes. And the Invasion of Iraq was just for Saddam Hussains Oil Rigs. Nothing to do with terrorism or 9/11 or Nuclear Weapons of Mass Destruction which Iraq never had anyways. All of that was just a set-up and a bunch of lies pumped out constantly by the media to play on the ppl's emotions, and to pave the way for them and their agenda easily. Like it says War Made Easy :)

[0masakra0]

And you really believe that Democrats don't want to go to war? It's a multi billion dollar industry m8..

[paypaldie]

There is no path to Peace - Peace is the Path! It's unfortunate that America has corrupted everything - I couldn't think of anything crazier than defining WAR as PEACE the way America does. The greatest threat to World Peace is America and had been for quite some time.  Until America collapses, the whole world will live in FEAR!

[jxsilicon9]

The president is a puppet. What do you think what happened if a president said he would cut the "defense" budget in half and pull out of all these countries. Probably be assassinated faster than you can say JFK.If Ron Paul actually had a chance of becoming president he would be dead.

[CamCam dole]

Damned government. Why must we suffer.

[izaccy]

yes by advocating not war, by advocating using money on home soil to empower our infrastructure,

by not spending billions on wars, but billions on America becoming a successful nation.

yes thats what the real democrats and progressives want, but if thats ruining a country,

then yes thats what they want.

when Neo conservatives want to go to war with Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Vietnam

and spend taxpayer money there, is that prospering the country ?

[bridgepigeon]

Currently the famous Pastor John Hagee is aiding groups to prevent ships from providing humanitarian aid to end of the illegal siege on Gaza.

[jxsilicon9]

Yes,they always talk about protecting Israel.

[kakompo]

Did Powell say "TRUST ME,TRUST ME"?

[Will7282]

it's all about money in the white house...they don't give a shit about the people they only care about their pockets and themselves.

[Will7282]

the democrats are ruining our country