Desert Storm was given pre-event publicity on a never-before-seen scale, however, only the pro-war side was shown to any degree. The U.S. administration portrayed those who were opposed as un-American and un-patriotic. There were also inferences that those who did not want war were a little mentally deficient. The U.S. was built on dissent, however, the Bush administration deemed objection against military intervention in Iraq an irritant, not the safeguard of freedom. The number one spokesman for the U.S. in the international arena, Secretary of State, James Baker, put the dampers on any variance of opinion concerning Desert Storm. He sent his message to the American public just prior to the outbreak of the slaughter when newspapers across the U.S. ran the headline, "Baker Urges Americans Not To Dissent." ...

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