The Iraq War of 2003 was more than a geopolitical conflict. It was a crisis engineered into a narrative — a story told so loudly, so confidently, and so repetitively that it bypassed the rational mind and burrowed into the unconscious of millions. The bombs fell on Baghdad, yes, but they also fell on the … Continue reading Shock and Awe: Characters, Agencies, Countries, and Themes in a War of the Mind (Revisiting the Iraq War 2003)