The Media Journey To Iraq: Weapons Of Mass Deception

Andrea Modica
English 2030-001
Research Essay Cover Letter
26 July 2005

Dear Reader,
The Media Journey To Iraq: Weapons Of Mass Deception is all about the manipulation, transformation and globalization of the media, and the effects on the perception of its viewing public in making crucial decisions. Furthermore, this research is intended to pave way for future inquiries that would probably go down in the twenty-first century as the most important and controversial issue to be unveiled in the history of America.

This is largely because the decision to go to war with Iraq on the 23rd of March 2003, was widely influenced by the collaboration between the media and the government’s propaganda, that Iraq government had direct link to the terrorist attack in the United States on September 11, 2001 and that the Iraq government had possession of weapons of mass destruction that could be used against any nation or provided to terrorist. Thus, ultimately posing a treat to the peace and security of the United States and the world at large.

Against this background, it is important to note that the purpose of journalistic objectivity was to help disseminate the truth to the public without taking sides on issues. It is this noble objective that earned the media it’s public’s trust as custodians of truth for centuries. Unfortunately, majority of the media houses failed the American public when it mattered most by acting as a collaborative agent to government’s “Weapons of Mass Deception”.

Almost two years after the official ending of the war on Iraq, majority of Americans are discovering the fact that not only was Iraq innocent of the September 11 attack on the United States, she did not posse any weapon of mass destruction as claimed by the U.S government and amplified by the media. Moreover, the idea that the battle with Iraq will involve minimal casualties on the side of the U.S army, or that the removal of Sadam Hussein from power was the first major victory in the war on terror, were all false fabrication of the U.S government. Rather the causality rate is on the increase and the numbers of insurgence are multiplying on a daily bases.

However, it is important to note that the majority of Americans are not blood tasty; contrary to popular believes, but rather were wrongly informed by the media they have learn to trust for centuries. Moreover, the growth of capitalism over the years has robed the media of its true identity in the bid of maximizing profit. Thus, the principles and objectives of “independent journalism” have given way to “patriotic journalism” through the merger of information and entertainment.

Furthermore, I will like to acknowledge the support and encouragement of my classmates and friends such as Brent, Francis Obi, officer Jackson Joseph of the American Army, Mercy Olaka, staff of the Aurora Public Library, staff of the Aurarian Library at the University of Colorado at Denver, my son Gideon Kukoyi and lovely wife Ola Kukoyi, the Bedford researcher web site and most especially my lecturer, Andrea Modica who has done all in her powers to ensure that this research had a critical scrutiny.

In conclusion, it is hoped that this research paper will awaken the American public to challenge the sources and motives of their information in the future; at the same time hold the media accountable for the immense atrocities that this monumental error has caused the image and people of this great nation and the consequences they are bound to live with in the future.



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