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It’s Not Just Brian Williams… Inside the Media’s Lies that Led to Iraq War

Web ExclusiveFebruary 10, 2015
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As NBC suspends Brian Williams for six months for lying about being in a U.S. military helicopter coming under fire in Iraq in 2003, we look back at our coverage dissecting the media’s lies and distortions in the lead up to the U.S.-led Iraq invasion.

Should the Media Investigate Errors In Its Coverage Leading Up to the Invasion of Iraq? (2004)

Lies that Cost Lives: Who Should Be Held Accountable for Media’s Mistakes Ahead of Iraq Invasion? (2005)

The Man Who Sold the Iraq War: John Rendon, Bush’s General in the Propaganda War (2005)

New York Times Chief Military Correspondent Michael Gordon Defends Pre-War Reporting on WMDs (2006)

Bill Moyers Returns to Air with Critical Look at How U.S. Media Helped Bush Sell the Case for War (2007)

War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death (2007)

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