Information War: American Propaganda, Free Speech and Opinion Control Since 9-11Seven Stories Press, 2011 M01 4 - 176 pages In Information War, former United States Information Agency employee Nancy Snow describes how U.S. propaganda efforts and covert operations are expanding more rapidly today than at any other time in U.S. history, as the Bush administration attempts to increase U.S. dominance by curbing dissent and controlling opinion. Snow lays out the propaganda techniques that the government uses to control dissent in the twenty-first century, spotlights the key players and their spinmeistering abilities in the information war, and describes memorable "leaks" in the Administration’s efforts to conduct stealth propaganda programs and control information at home. Ultimately she shows that dissent and true democracy are the early casualties of these policies. |
Contents
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Media Collusion and the Rise of the Fourth Reich | 36 |
In the Beginning There Was George | 50 |
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE INFORMATION WAR THEN AND NOW | 58 |
Why I Write vs Why We Fight | 67 |
FREEDOM TO FEAR FREEDOM FROM THINKING | 73 |
CHARLOTTE BEERS AND THE MOTHER OF ALL MARKETING CAMPAIGNS | 84 |
The Myth of the Lone Dissenter | 109 |
Uncle Sam and the Arab Street | 123 |
The Citizen the University and the Publisher | 135 |
THE WRONG ROADMAP FOR PEACE | 140 |
WE NEED MORE PROPAGANDA NOT LESS | 149 |
Notes | 153 |
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About the Author | 173 |
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Information War: American Propaganda, Free Speech and Opinion Control Since 9-11 Nancy Snow No preview available - 2003 |
Information War: American Propaganda, Free Speech and Opinion Control Since 9-11 Nancy Snow No preview available - 2003 |
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