In this important, powerful, and timely lecture, Amy Goodman - independent journalist and host of the popular radio show Democracy Now! - speaks about the corporate media's coverage of the 2003 Iraq War. She discusses the way that the U.S. media downplayed civilian causalities and glorified military combat, and she asks her audience to consider the costs of coverage that is both sanitized and sensationalized. At the core of her lecture is a deep commitment...

THE ASSASSINS' GATE: AMERICA IN IRAQ recounts how the United States set about changing the history of the Middle East and became ensnared in a guerilla war in Iraq. It brings to life the people and ideas that created the Bush administration's War on Terror policy and led America to the Assassins' Gate-the main point of entry into the American zone in Baghdad. The consequences of that policy are shown in the author's brilliant reporting on the ground...

Legendary journalist Mike Wallace hosts a dynamic examination of modern warfare. Expert analysis from journalists, military leaders, and historians supplements compelling archival footage with Edward R. Murrow, Morley Safer, and Walter Cronkite. Also included is expert commentary from Pulitzer Prize winner David Halberstam, former secretary of defense Robert S. McNamara, and Senator John McCain.