I know that there is quite a bit of anti-terrorism propaganda out in the media today, but I don't think it's anywhere near as bad as the propaganda that was produced during the Cold War. The part that I found especially interesting was the section that described the movies that were made during this time. The only two terrorism war movies that I can think of that have been produced lately are Stop Loss and The Kingdom (they were both excellent and I recommend both of them). The Kingdom had more to do with the culture and beliefs of Islamic extremists and Stop Loss was about how the US Military is poorly treating war veterans and the effects it has on soldiers. Neither one of them was overwhelmingly anti-Muslim or anti-terrorism.
And then there's the movie W, which is about President George W. Bush's life. While it was a lot more compassionate toward him than I think he deserved, it did criticize the President during a time of war. I think that a movie like this would have never been made during WWII or the Cold War. It's interesting how things change.
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I think that even though propaganda was more influential during the Vietnam war, that does not mean that it is not out there today. We might not see posters everywhere that say things like - the commies are coming to take your children, obviously because that kind of thing is illegal and people know better than to believe that kind of thing. But there are still advertisements in airports and such places that say things like - if you see any suspicious actives please report them. Also, because the media has grown so much during the past 40 years, the amount of anti-terrorism propaganda has most likely increased. A movie recently came out called "where in the world is Osama Bin laden?" Propaganda is still everywhere, we just need to look for it.
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