Mushroom-Cloud

WHIG Launches 'Smoking Gun/Mushroom Cloud' Propaganda Blitz

2002-09-08 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The White House Iraq Group executes a coordinated propaganda campaign featuring the ‘smoking gun/mushroom cloud’ metaphor crafted by chief speechwriter Michael Gerson. On September 7-8, 2002, President Bush and top advisers appeared on multiple networks delivering identical nuclear fear …

White House Iraq Group Condoleezza Rice Dick Cheney George W. Bush Michael Gerson +1 more whig mushroom-cloud propaganda iraq-war nuclear-fear +2 more

WHIG Coordinates Sunday Show Booking Blitz

2002-09-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The White House Iraq Group (WHIG) coordinated an unprecedented media manipulation campaign in September 2002 to build public support for the Iraq War. On September 7-8, 2002, top administration officials including Cheney, Rice, and Rumsfeld appeared on all five major Sunday news programs, delivering …

Dick Cheney Condoleezza Rice Donald Rumsfeld Richard Myers Richard Armitage +5 more propaganda whig corporate-contractor-relationships permanent-capture-infrastructure revolving-door-institutionalization +11 more