Entertainment Industry blames U.S. for terrorism?

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I've noticed that as the newsmedia's accounts of the war in Iraq and the war on terror get more and more similar to one another there has been an outpouring of stories from the fictional media (pop culture, entertainment industry, whatever you want to call it) about current events. It's as if there is no outlet for varying points of view in the news, so books, movies and video games are providing that expression. I wonder what has more of an effect on people's views, the fiction or the real stuff. What do you think?