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This 17 page paper discusses war propaganda by the media, and compares and contrasts the coverage of Iraq with World War II, Vietnam, North Korea, and others. This paper examines why propaganda is used, issues of trust, and how to evaluate what is really happening. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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today. As conflict in the Middle East escalates, the issue of propaganda is an important one to consider. Based upon our perception of the facts, monumental decisions are
made, lives are risked, and international alliances are formed and/or broken. Clearly there are substantial consequences which are at stake, and therefore it is important to understand the role
which propaganda actually plays in how information about war is relayed to us, and what we can do to better understand world politics as they actually are, rather than whatever
"spin" the media decides to attach. Media War Propaganda There is no question that propaganda is alive and well in America,
and the media is one of the strongest peddlers. Just stop and think about the language which has quickly integrated itself within our collective vocabulary - terms such as
"the war on terrorism", "the new world order", "war on Islam", and "democracy in Iraq" to name but a few (Lagarde, 2003). Recent polls indicate that 57% of Americans
favor a U.S. invasion of Iraq (Lagarde, 2003). Its interesting to note how these terms have emerged out of what
has essentially been an ineffective battle so far. In other words, while the media and government espouses the "was on terrorism", in truth (or at least as far as
can be determined), our government doesnt even know where Bin Laden is - if he is alive, dead, or other. Furthermore, they dont really even know the status of
Al-Qaida, and if Bin Laden continues to be associated with that group. So while the language would imply U.S. supremacy in regards to averting terrorism and its repercussions, the
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