UNCOVERED: THE WHOLE TRUTH ABOUT THE IRAQ WAR

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• Release Year: 2004
• Genre: Documentary, War
• Plot: This controversial and arresting film offers an in-depth look at the actual arguments, speeches and spin given by President Bush and his senior advisors before, during, and after the Iraq invasion.; ; • Watch as they rely on rhetoric in lieu of hard evidence to justify a war.; • Listen to their justifications change to accomodate certain inconvenient and very relevant facts (such as the continued inability to find Iraqi weapons of mass destruction).; • Go behind the walls of government, as CIA, Pentagon, and foreign service experts speak out, many for the first time, detailing the lies, misstatements, and exaggerations that served as reasons to fight a 'preemptive' war that wasn't necessary.; ; Contains compelling footgage of Bush, Rice, Cheney, Powell, and others painting a very clear picture of the distorted intelligence and 'spin and hype' presented to Congress, the United Nations, and the American people. Those interviewed include former Ambassador Joe Wilson, weapons inspectors Scott Ritter and David Albright, former Director of CIA Stansfield Turner, former Asst. Secretary of Defense Philip Coyle, anti-terrorism expert Rand Beers, former CIA analysts Ray McGovern and Mel Goodman, former CIA operative Robert Baer, and Washington editor of 'The Nation', David Corn.; ; Even those who supported the war should be deeply concerned about the way information was misused - the time has come for the truth to be heard.
• Cast: Graham Fuller, Melvin Goodman, John Brady Kiesling, John Dean, Patrick Eddington, Chas Freeman, Patrick Lang, David MacMichael, David Albright, Robert Baer, Milton Bearden, Rand Beers, Bill Christison, David Corn, Philip Coyle, Karen Kwiatkowski, Scott Ritter, Stansfield Turner, Henry Waxman, Thomas E. White, Joseph Wilson, Peter Zimmerman, Clare Short, Mary Ann Wright, Ray McGovern, Robert Greenwald
• Director: Robert Greenwald
• Runtime: 0:56
• Company: Carolina Productions, MoveOn.org, The Center for American Progress, Artists United, The Disinformation Company
• Media Format: Movie