In a provocative analysis written during the unfolding drama of 1992Baudrillard draws on his concepts of simulation and the hyperreal to argue thatthe Gulf War ... » 

In a provocative analysis written during the unfolding drama of 1992Baudrillard draws on his concepts of simulation and the hyperreal to argue thatthe Gulf War did not take place but was a carefully scripted media event avirtual war.Pattons introduction argues that Baudrillard more than any other critic ofthe Gulf War correctly identified the stakes involved in the gestation of theNew World Order. «