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Iraq: The Marketing & Motives of War Listen

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld answers a question during his briefing at the Pentagon, Monday, Sept. 16, 2002. (AP)

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld answers a question during his briefing at the Pentagon, Monday, Sept. 16, 2002. (AP)

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First strikes and the fall elections. Qatar's airbase is open for American business. Ammunition and armored vehicles are en route to the Middle East. And the dialogue about a war on Iraq has suddenly shifted from "why" to "when." Now, it's all about the blitzes -- of bombs over Baghad, and public relations in the papers. Product launches and rocket launchers: a conversation with Harper's Magazine editor Lewis Lapham about the marketing and motives of America's march toward war.


Lewis Lapham, editor, Harper's Magazine, and author of "Theater of War"






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