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Analyzing "Buying the War" by Holly Braithwaite is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document discusses the 2007 film "Buying the War" which explores how the Bush administration used fear and propaganda to gain public support for the invasion of Iraq between 2001-2003. It argues that the administration and supportive media were able to set the public agenda by manipulating emotions from 9/11 and implying Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. This led to a "spiral of silence" where dissenting views were suppressed. The film shows how these tactics were ultimately misleading as no weapon

Author

Holly Braithwaite

Language

EN