The Best War Ever: How We Got from 9/11 to Iraq (and Beyond?)

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From the authors who brought you Weapons of Mass Deception, John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton, it’s…The Best War Ever. I have it on good authority that the book…

offers a compelling study to date of the propaganda campaign that led us to war
gives necessary context and background on the administration’s use of leaked information and ad hominem attacks to discredit their critics
is the first to compile and compare various accountings of Iraqi and U.S. casualties as a result of this conflict
offers a preview of the likely next round of propaganda aimed at rationalizing the failures to bring stability and democracy to Iraq

Check out the video project timed to the book launch.