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Imperial Grand Strategy: The Conquest of Iraq and the Assault on Democracy (DVD)Studio: AK Press |
| Chomsky is back, contesting official versions of history and today's news in two powerful two-hour talks and a 45-minute interview! While each piece stands alone, they also complement one another to provide both a far-ranging view of world politics and a glimpse into Chomsky's personal political beliefs that is both entertaining and informative. In "Imperial Grand Strategy", a lecture given at the University of Manchester, Chomsky takes on the war in Iraq. He cuts through the ideological fog that surrounds the invasion and occupation, laying waste to the US government's justifications for them. In the process, he uncovers the real motivations behind US military aggression: a global imperial plan put in place long before Iraq-and that will extend far into the future, unless we do something about it. | |
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Baghdad ER (DVD)Starring: Jeffrey Beltran, William Berterm Director: Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill |
| Produced and directed by 11-time Emmy Award-winner Jon Alpert, this 64-minute documentary takes an unforgettable look inside the 86th Combat Support Hospital (CSH), the U.S. Army's premier medical facility in Iraq and former site of one of Saddam Hussein's elite medical facilities. Shot over two months in the summer of 2005, the film puts a human face on the war's cold casualty statistics, as doctors and nurses fight to save the lives of wounded soldiers who are Medevaced (helicoptered) in a numbingly routine basis. | |
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WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (DVD)Starring: Peter Arnett, George W. Bush Director: Danny Schechter |
| There were two wars in Iraq--a military assault and a media war. The former was well-covered; the latter was not. Until now... Independent filmmaker, Emmy-award winning TV journalist, author and media critic, Danny Schechter turns the cameras on the role of the media. His new film, WMD, is an outspoken assessment of how Pentagon propaganda and media complicity misled the American people, while selling the war to influence international public opinion. | |
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Voices of Iraq (DVD)Starring: People of Iraq Director: People of Iraq |
| Filmed and directed by the Iraqis themselves -- thousands of them, from all walks of life, all over their country. The producers, who distributed more than 150 digital video cameras across the country, condensed more than 400 hours of footage into an unprecedented, and startling, look at life in a war zone. It's a new genre of filmmaking. | |
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Inside Iraq: The Untold Stories (DVD)Starring: Mike Shiley; US Military; Iraqi people Director: Mike Shiley |
| Mike Shiley's film is a rich account made by a courageous US citizen, posing some of the best questions to date about the utility of lethal force and how to achieve the strategic aims in Iraq. This film puts most of US network war reporting to shame, and beats all of it hands down. |