Uncovered: The War on Iraq
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| Directed by | Robert Greenwald |
| Produced by |
Philippe Diaz Robert Greenwald Kathryn McArdle Devin Smith |
| Music by |
Brad Chiet Jim Ervin Mars Lasar |
| Cinematography | Richard Ray Perez |
| Edited by |
Chris M. Gordon Kimberly Ray |
| Distributed by | Cinema Libre Studio |
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87 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Uncovered: The War on Iraq is a 2004 documentary film directed by Robert Greenwald that builds the case that the George W. Bush administration intentionally deceived the American people in order to justify going to war in Iraq in 2003.
The film is divided into seven sections.
Part 1: The Experts consists of more than two dozen experts establishing “impeccable” non-partisan credentials. These include former State Department, CIA, Pentagon and military officials; weapons inspectors and ambassadors; journalists and politicians.
Part 2: Terrorism presents the thesis that the September 11, 2001 attacks provided a false pretext for the Iraq War. This section argues that the George W Bush administration falsely claimed there was a link between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden in order to convince Americans that we needed to go to war in Iraq.
Part 3: Informers deals with the administration’s trust in unreliable, self-serving sources for intelligence regarding Iraq’s military capabilities, including the fiction of WMDs.
Part 4: Sixteen Words exposes George W. Bush’s fake claim that Iraq had taken delivery of weapons-grade yellow-cake uranium from Niger. The film goes on to discuss how diplomat Joseph C. Wilson leaked information that refuted this story. In retaliation, the Bush administration “outed” Wilson’s wife Valerie Plame as a covert CIA operative, costing her her job.
Part 5: War in Iraq documents how, as the US-led invasion of Iraq began, the administration was forced to backpedal on their assertions regarding Saddam Hussein’s arsenal and intentions.In order to justify continuing the war, they resorted to the claim that the Iraqi people were clamoring for the US and allies to free them from dictator Saddam Hussein.
Part 6: The Cost of War tallies the exorbitant amount of US taxpayer money that had been spent on the war up to the date of production. This section takes special note of the overblown contracts granted to large US corporate friends of the Bush administration.
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