" Negligent of the clear facts, the Bush Administration refused to acknowledge that oil played as a factor in the Iraqi military invasion. Instead of receiving clear facts, the media was misdirected into giving information that may or may not have been accurate. .
As it would turn out, the media is one of the most effective transmitters for propaganda, considering that it holds so much influence over people and the Bush Administration seemed willing to do anything to prove a point to the general public. The main contributor of Bush's success involved using the news network to spread his information. Using speeches, interviews and press conferences utilizing misinformation, spread throughout the media during this time. The use of this propaganda, rooted in the tragedy of September 11th, 2001 was used as an adhesive to further advance on Iraq and thus, making it easier to gain support from the general populace. Paul Pillar writes in his article: "The manufactured issue of an "alliance " between Saddam Hussein's regime and al-Qaeda demonstrated the manipulative potential involved. Unlike the sales campaign's companion issue of weapons of mass destruction, there was no logical or historical basis for believing that such an alliance existed. On the other side of the spectrum, Muslim media is controlled by the Islamic convention. While others may see Islam as just a religion, to Muslims it represents their way of life and takes precedence in all of their daily exploits, with the media included. When people think of Muslim media, the generally look to Al Jazeera, an Arab news channel. According to Paul Eedle: "The intent and ambition has been absolutely clear from day one. The vision is in depth, unbiased, human-centered reporting on the whole of America." Al Jazeera claimed to be an independent television station located in the Middle East and they claim to maintain neutrality from any political party.