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The Pr Industry Unspun: How Public Relations Helped Mold Opinion Leading Up to the Gulf War a Decade Ago. We Look at An Excerpt From the Documentary “Toxic Sludge Is Good for You”

As the Bush administration gears up for a second war with Iraq, we take a look at the PR campaign used to sell the Gulf War to the American people. Toxic Sludge Is Good For You–The Public Relations Industry Unspun is a video documentary which uncovers how the public relations industry really works. It is based on the book by John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton “Toxic Sludge is Good for you: Lies, Damn Lies and the Public Relations Industry.”

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