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These cultural icons, logos and brands are, says matthew fraser, weapons of mass distraction. Weapons of mass deception was used as the title of a nonfiction book by. The book of nehemiah is a book about building a wall. Disarming the weapons of mass distraction madeleine. Disarming the weapons of mass distraction by madeleine bunting. Weapons of mass distraction ends with the words yes, things really do go better with. Bozell presents the argument that the liberal media will soon collapse on itself, due to their own refusal to admit their faults and bias. Lexi graves mysteries omnibus volume two lower north. Brent bozell iii, criticizing and documenting what bozell described as the american news medias liberal media bias. Weapons of mass distraction its tough to be in an nfl locker room during a period of distraction.
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