Disinformation, Richard Miniter
Disinformation, Richard Miniter
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Disinformation
22 Media Myths That Undermine the War on Terror

Author: Richard Miniter

Narrator: James Jenner

Unabridged: 8 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/06/2008


Synopsis

New York Times best-selling author Richard Miniter is an award-winning investigative journalist whose insights have shed light on many of todays most vital issues. With Disinformation he takes the popular media to task for the myths they spread about the War on Terror. Miniter has spoken to high-profile sources, sifted through countless information, and traveled the globe to learn that 22 of the most common beliefs about the War on Terror are nothing more than urban legends. If you believe there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, that terrorists are likely to cross the Mexican border into America, that racial profiling of terrorists works, or that Iraq is another Vietnam, then you believe mistruths. Miniter debunks these and other myths put forth by both the liberal and conservative media in this provocative and important work.

About Richard Miniter

Richard Miniter is a Washington, D.C., writer whose work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, The Washington Post, the New Republic, National Review, Reader's Digest, the Atlantic Monthly, and other publications. He is the author of The Myth of Market Share and several books on the war on terrorism, including Shadow War and Disinformation. Richard is also the national security columnist for Forbes.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Hugh

Here Miniter presents the follow-up to his great work Shadow War. He delivers a point-by-point rebuttal of twenty-two myths or pieces of propaganda, many of which people have adopted ignorantly, such as Osama bin Laden's need for dialysis. Others appear to be efforts at discrediting the American war......more

Goodreads review by Alex

I wanted to give this book 4 stars, but this is a book about mainstream media's complicity, incompetence and/or laziness before, during and immediately after the Iraq War (sometimes called Gulf War II). This book is very helpful understanding the attitudes toward the Iraq War at the time, but the ma......more

Goodreads review by Ellison

The author examines urban legends that have cropped up such as was Osama ill?, was 9/11 know to be coming, and my personal favorite SUITCASE NUKES? There are other topics, insightful.......more

Goodreads review by Kent

This book shoots down 21 of the biggest myths surrounding the war against terrorism. Fast, easy read without placing too much blame against any one side or the other. Kinda like a book giving the origin and background of famous urban legends. Interesting book.......more

Goodreads review by Colin

Dated, but still relevant and well researched and well argued. I wish I read it years ago, but I had some trouble finding it until recently.......more