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George W Bush Administration Propaganda for an Invasion of Iraq: The Absence of Evidence book cover

1st Edition

George W Bush Administration Propaganda for an Invasion of Iraq The Absence of Evidence

By Larry Hartenian Copyright 2021
440 Pages
by Routledge

440 Pages
by Routledge

440 Pages
by Routledge
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Hartenian’s history of George W Bush propaganda for an invasion of Iraq returns the administration’s approach to its conceptual origins. Hartenian places "evidence" in the center of his analysis, showing that Rumsfeld’s "the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" meant that no evidence was necessary to justify an invasion. The 9/11 attacks, indeed, "changed everything" for the Bush... Read more

Part I: The propaganda build up on Iraq in the first year and one half of the Bush administration  1. Bush administration views on Iraq in 2001  2. Bush administration propaganda on Iraq, January through August 2002  3. Intelligence and information manipulation to make the propaganda case  Part II: Bush administration vigorous propaganda for an invasion of Iraq  4. The propaganda push for invasion  5. Making the case  6. Administration intelligence: Iraqi Support for Terrorism and the October 2002 National Intelligence Estimate  7. Pressure and politicization  Part III: Shock and Awe  8. Final months, final matters  9. Bush administration propaganda techniques  10. Evidence and truth in Bush administration propaganda

Biography

Larry Hartenian is Emeritus Professor of Politics and History at Curry College. He has focused in recent years on contemporary history.

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