"The War You Don't See": Iraq, Afghanistan and Israel/Palestine

"The War You Don't See" is a 2010 British documentary film written, produced and directed by, the award-winning journalist, John Pilger. The film asks why mainstream media outlets were not more critical - in the run-up to the 2003 Iraq war - of claims that Iraq was developing WMDs, funding Islamic extremism and harboring terrorists. This Global Policy in Brief blog outlines some of the film's most potent points in relation to the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq. The film highlights the systemic bias within mainstream media outlets which, for a number of reasons, publish material that protects the interests of the powerful...More