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Iran's nuclear program has been touted as a danger to the world by American politicians and other international leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. However, the United States and Israel have led the pack in scare tactics about Iran. This construction is also a tissue of lies and deception that will go down in history as one of the most dishonest campaigns of disinformation in US history. .Jason Jones is a Ph.D. in English and Rhetoric from the University of Washington. His masterful analysis of the rhetorical strategies that have created an Iranian monster for the world is essential reading for anyone concerned with mass communications, international politics and the role of the press in shaping public opinion. He dissects the deceptive news reporting in the New York Times and the Washington Post, and presents transcripts of news broadcasts and interviews with major political figures and pundits that show how deceptive this campaign of misinformation has been. The analysis of these public rhetorical materials are worthy of attention as classroom examples of information distortion.This book should be read by all who are concerned about the pre-digested information they get in the public media. And this book should make everyone--everyone!--think seriously about their uncritical acceptance of the falsehoods promulgated about Iran's nuclear program.
