The Power of Nightmares – Must See Documentary
Excellent Crooks and Liars piece about the BBC documentary, The Power of Nightmares. It is a 3 hour long piece that documents the rise to power of the Neocons and the Islamic fundamentalists. The production highlights many parallels between the two movements.
The three one hour long episodes that comprise the Power of Nightmares has never been broadcast on American network TV or to a mainstream audience. The Crooks and Liars post does go into this providing this quote from writer/producer Adam Curtis:
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Categories: politics Tags: Adam Curtis, Muslim Fundamentalism, Neocons, Political Documentary, Terrorism, The Power of Nightmares
Obama Should be Drawing Down in Afghanistan
Opinion – (even more so than usual)
A quick thought about Afghanistan and Obama’s decision to ramp up the troop numbers.
Obama was very much for the Afghanistan war during his election campaign. Is it possible that the reason he was so pro this campaign was to provide a foil for his anti Iraq war stance?
This way he could oppose a deeply unpopular war (Iraq) but still appear strong on National Security by taking an extremely hawkish position re Afghanistan.
We all know that, to stand a chance of winning the US Presidency one must show a definite willingness if not pleasure at the thought of killing foreigners and blowing up their stuff. Yep, the extreme right, especially the neocons have poisoned the well that much.
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Categories: politics Tags: Afghanistan speech, Countdown, Generals, Neocons, Obama, Olbermann, Pentagob, politics, special comment, warmongers