War Made Easy - New Clip

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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• Blitzer
• Christiane
• Amanpour

[getplaning]

The commercial media is an integral part of the military industrial congressional complex. The parent companies of all the major media corporations have enormous holdings in the "defense" industry.

[hillsad]

thank you. This needed to be said.

[nkmarks]

We're getting there ...

... we're getting there ...

[jugoponos]

Last night I saw doc. on Belgian TV CANVAS, just after prime time.Great!!

[stellabloo]

Why we need [unrestricted uncensored] internet - because tv news is just a spin ... see the Barbara Bush CNN interview after Katrina, she said people were falling over with praise and thanx for having seen Dubya's personal jet streaking thru the sky and knowing he was there for them - puke :.p

... one of my faves is the alternet org website - see their latest article by Chomsky: "It's the Oil, Stupid"

[krazytyme]

Great video

[yourdrunkuncle1985]

That does not explain why Chris Matthews needs to constantly suck his own dick

[MisterQuebec]

Media organizations, especially those who depend so much on their contacts in Washington have no other choice than kissing the governement's ass. The News departments of CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC and all the others would be nothing without their contacts in Washington.

[MisterQuebec]

One has to realize that media are not there to ***fully*** inform you. They select the information they WANT you to know!

[hillsad]

Same way the global warming issue has been getting it's ass kicked by so many right wing conservatives and again - no response or even simple questioning of their statements by journalists.

[hillsad]

The news is doing the EXACT same thing with Iran. 90% of the stories to come off the Drudge Report (and the other big news sources), that have to do with Iran, are all about something crazy that Ahmadinejad said or how Obama wants to make 'negotiate with terrorists.' Like with Iraq 8 years ago, some of this news may be fine and true but it's not challenged by the media/journalists. cont...

[midwestcharm]

Ron Paul knew the truth. McCain voted for this illegal war. Now the news is doing the same thing with Iran