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Torture. Kidnapping. Bogus wars. Illegal wiretapping. Propaganda. Spies in the newsrooms. Oil profiteers. Soldiers who won't fight. Mothers of fallen soldiers Who will. In Static , the bestselling brother-sister team of Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now! , and investigative journalist... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Cindy Sheehan: Add a description of this character.
- Ralph Nader
- Mumia Abu-Jamal
- Alice Walker
- Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- John Ashcroft
- Mahmoud Abbas
- Jack Abramoff
- Abu Omar
- Madeleine Albright
- Regine Alexandre
- Claude Allen
- Salvador Allende
- Abdullah Almalki
- Joseph Alsop
- Charlie Anderson
- Rocky Anderson
- Warren Anderson
- Maya Angelou
- Kofi Annan
- Yasir Arafat
- Maher Arar
- William Arkin
- John Armstrong
- Marina Ashanin
- Kirsten Atkins
- Shawki Salama Attiya
- So Ann Auguste
- Tariq Ayoub
- George W. Bush
- Donald Rumsfeld
- Wen Ho Lee
- Kenneth Tomlinson
- Murray
- Harold Wilson
- Clinton
- Yee
- Bill Moyers
- Mccotter
- Graner
- Colbert
- Dick Cheney
- Karpinski
- Miller
- Mansour
- Hughey
- Casey
- Richardson
- Scott Mcclellan
- George Bush
- Paredes
- Aristides
- Lagouranis
- Belafonte
- Harris
- Mccoy
- Hoffman
- Helen
- Greene
- Galeano
- Stewart
- Gerner
- Saddam
- Mccain
Quotes edit
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“Beware of mothers who have nothing left to lose.”
Setting & Locations edit
- Abu Ghraib
- Guantanamo Bay
- Metropolitan Detention Center: in Brooklyn
- Egypt
- Morocco
- Jordan
- Syria
- Iraq
- United States
- Haiti
- White House
- America
- Afghanistan
- Uzbekistan
- Bhopal
- Fallujah
- Baghdad
- Pennsylvania
- Canada
- Washington Post
- Texas
- Denver
- Crawford
- Germany
- Vietnam
- New York City
- India
- Middle East
- Utah
- Florida
- Israel
- China
- Usa
- Central African Republic
- New Mexico
- Europe
- Cuba
- New Jersey
- Pittsburgh
- Vermont
- Philadelphia
- Tashkent
- London
- South Africa
- Italy
- California
- Pakistan
Organizations edit
- Voices in the Wilderness: http://vitw.org
- Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika): http://www.shovrimshtika.org
- Amnesty International: Add a description of this organization.
Table of Contents edit
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Umembedded
Section I: Liars and Cheerleaders
1. Outlaw Nation
2. Watching You
3. News Fakers
4. Unreality TV
5. The Mighty Wurlitzer
6. Hijacking Public Media
7. Whitewashing Haiti
8. Witch Hunt
9. The Torturer's Apprentice
10. Exporting Abuse
11. Unembedded in Fallujah
12. Oil Profiteers
Section II: Fight Back
13. Cindy's Crawford
14. Anti-Warriors
15. Human Wrongs
16. Bravo Bush!
17. We Interrupt This Program...
Conclusion: Voices of Hope and Resistance
Notes
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Amy Goodman (Author)
- David Goodman (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Hyperion
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 1401302939
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Hyperion
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 1401302939
Page Count: 352
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 973.931
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Politics › International › Relations
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Political Science › Government
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Media Studies
- Books › Entertainment › Television › History & Criticism
- Books › Nonfiction › Current Events › Conspiracy Theories
- Books › Nonfiction › Politics › U.S.
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