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Danny Schechter's "Weapons of Mass Deception"
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Thu, 03/30/2006 - 7:00pm
To mark the 3rd Anniversary of the War in Iraq
Chelsea Neighbors United to End the War will present the award-winning documentary "Weapons of Mass Deception" by Danny Schechter at the historic Hudson Guild, 441West 26th Street (between 9To mark the 3rd Anniversary of the War in Iraq
Chelsea Neighbors United to End the War will present the award-winning documentary "Weapons of Mass Deception" by Danny Schechter at the historic Hudson Guild, 441West 26th Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues) in Manhattan.
Danny Schechter will speak about the film and answer questons.
"Weapons of Mass Deception" is a 100 minute non-fiction film that explores the story that there were two wars going on in Iraq - one was fought with armies of soldiers, bombs and a fearsome military force. The other was fought alongside it with cameras, satellites, armies of journalists and propaganda techniques. One war was rationalized as an effort to find and disarm WMDs - Weapons of Mass Destruction;
the other was carried out by even more powerful WMDs, Weapons of Mass Deception.
Mr. Schechter, a Nieman Fellow in Journalism at Harvard University, and radio news director turned CNN and Emmy Award winning ABC News Producer, Schechter wears several hats at the same time. He is now an award-winning independent investigative journalist and filmmaker as well as an outspoken author.
Tickets are $5 in advance, $7 at the door. Call 212-726-1385 for reservations or more information.
Chelsea Neighbors United to End the War is a grass roots neighborhood group that was formed at the beginning of 2005 to oppose the war in Iraq and to
work in the neighborhood of Chelsea.
www.chelseaneighborsunited.orgh and 10th Avenues) in Manhattan.
Danny Schechter will speak about the film and answer questons.
"Weapons of Mass Deception" is a 100 minute non-fiction film that explores the story that there were two wars going on in Iraq - one was fought with armies of soldiers, bombs and a fearsome military force. The other was fought alongside it with cameras, satellites, armies of journalists and propaganda techniques. One war was rationalized as an effort to find and disarm WMDs - Weapons of Mass Destruction;
the other was carried out by even more powerful WMDs, Weapons of Mass Deception.
Mr. Schechter, a Nieman Fellow in Journalism at Harvard University, and radio news director turned CNN and Emmy Award winning ABC News Producer,
Schechter wears several hats at the same time. He is now an award-winning independent investigative journalist and filmmaker as well as an outspoken
author.
Tickets are $5 in advance, $7 at the door. Call 212-726-1385 for reservations or more information.
Chelsea Neighbors United to End the War is a grass
roots neighborhood group that was formed at the
beginning of 2005 to oppose the war in Iraq and to
work in the neighborhood of Chelsea.
