... been a fanatical supporter of nuclear weapons (Roach, 18). Understanding the connection between the media and the military-industry gives us something more than its war promoting function, but shows its role in the decision making mechanism of our age. Any capitalist regime, not considering a dictatorship, needs the private ... public was split into two groups, 50% each, about whether the U.S. should attack Iraq or not. However, says Roach, if any anti-war voices had been heard in the mass media at this time, the outcome could have been completely different (Roach, 20). The second examp...

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... truth and playing on our emotions. Whether you believe the outrageous: the Holocaust never happened, Jesus Christ was never crucified or President Bush purchasing 3,000 fire hydrants to give to Canadian sled dogs, or you believe the more realistic: John F. Kennedy was assassinated by the CIA, Clinton launched missiles at Sudan to take the spotlight off the Monica affair or even ... in his book that we all need to learn that, "Better and more coordinated intelligence will ensure against future attacks much more than cutting back civil liberties or going to war" (Theil 1) As far as the 9/...

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