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The Lies that Led to War
Aired March 7,
2007 at 9pm
on CBC-TV
Repeating March 19,
2008 at 9pm
on CBC-TV

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The Lies that Led to War

Since the US-led invasion four years ago, the fifth estate has covered Iraq and the war on terror from virtually every angle--the military, media, intellligence, politics--revealing aspects of the story that you didn't find anywhere else.

Now, as the White House warns about the latest threat in the region, this time from Iran, we go back to examine the deception, suspect intelligence, even lies that convinced the world of the rightness of targeting Saddam Hussein.

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Credits

producer/director: Morris Karp
reporter/writer: Bob McKeown
associate producer: Gil Shochat
editor: Greg White
cinematography: Colin Allison, John Badcock CSC, Ray Bourrier, Louis De Guise, John Griffin, George Laszuk, Paul Seeler, Hans Vanderzande
audio: Keith Bonnell, Chris Davies, Karndeep Jassal, Larry Kent, Joe Passaretti, Mary Wong
graphic designers: Adam Rickner, Tim Kindrachuk
audio mix: Damian Kearns
website producer: Annette Bradford
website coordinator: Eleanor Besley
senior producer: Salley Reardon
executive producer: David Studer