Norman Solomon: War Made Easy

Media critic Norman Solomon discusses pro-war propaganda generated by U.S. governments during military operations and the influence the media has on public opinion. From the invasion of the Dominican Republic to the current war in Iraq Solomon explores ways the media is used to bolster support for military intervention. Series: Carsey-Wolf Center for Film, Television, and New Media at UCSB [12/2005] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 11242]

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[starmanskye]

Damn, but this is good medicine, hearing such a clear, principled critique of the warmongering disease that has infected America's very core. VERY apt: "Iraq is not Vietnam, But America is STILL America."

The sickness has become pervasive, the madness of militarism that presumes American democracy & values are so weak, so delicate that they need to be defended by any & all lies, propaganda, mass-murder, warcrimes, atrocities. This is the crux of American hypocrisy & culture of political fraud.

[Conspiracy2Riot]

"You ensure perpetual war when it's the reason used to achieve 'peace'."

Speaks volumes to our policy of 'pre-emptive strikes'.

[cpufightclub]

@Davis54pa what do you mean "new?"

[trycoun]

good speech, although it misses out on how the incidents on 9/11 could happen at all.

watch?v=LeFpKl0UmxA

[FarhadOnUtube]

I just wonder how many MILLIONS of innocent people has US killed by now since second WW?

[tmac2000]

I agree. If a student handed in work the same way they would fail.

[Aiden057]

I was glad to see that this video at least had some descriptive text. Too many of the videos on this channel have no description in the title, nor much data or key words to search on....Great content, but difficult to navigate, please include more tags and try to give the lectures better titles... Again, great content, but I wish it was easier to locate.