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Mosul documentary

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In “Mosul,” FRONTLINE presented an extraordinary look at the brutal battle to drive ISIS out of Iraq’s second-largest city, which some military commanders described at the time as the deadliest urban combat since World War II. The people of Mosul had endured the repressive rule of ISIS for more than two years. This is the […]

Hollywood and The Pentagon: A Dangerous Liaison

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The U.S. invasion of Hollywood war movies may come as a surprise to some. In fact, U.S. Army intelligence has maintained close ties with American filmmakers for decades. For example, the movie “Top Gun” was filmed with the support and permission of the US Army. There’s even a special office, the Office of Film Liaison, […]

The World at War

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World War II profoundly shaped the course of the 20th century, and unfortunately, its horrors, including ethnic cleansing, terrorism, tyranny, invasions, restrictions on civil liberties, and rampant nationalism, remain a problem today. The documentary series World at War excels at revealing the complex issues of World War II in a clear, objective and compelling way. […]

The Fog of War

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In this grimly compelling film, documentary filmmaker Errol Morris tackles one of his most puzzling and ambiguous subjects: former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, widely considered (and inspired by many) vilification of people) was the mastermind of the Vietnam War. McNamara, the 80-year-old former Ford Motor Company chief executive who started working in government during […]

Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia

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This feature film examines the Russian War from 1941-1943. Scroll 1 dramatizes Russia’s military history. Alexander Nevsky defeated German knights in 1242. In 1704, the Swedes were defeated in a cavalry battle near Poltava. In 1812 the French army withdrew from Moscow. Kaiser Wilhelm inspecting troops on the Eastern Front in 1917. Scroll 2 shows […]

Fallujah: The Hidden Massacre

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There can be no witnesses to this war. It cannot have witnesses because it is based on lies. The Americans only allow sleeper journalists to travel to Fallujah. Still, the image of Marines shooting wounded and unarmed fighters in a Fallujah mosque, for example, has faded. Precisely because this image was disseminated, we don’t know […]

The Killing of Kashmir

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I will soon learn that security forces and militants will take whoever they want, torture and kill them. In the middle is Kashmiri. More than 60,000 people, mostly innocent civilians, have been killed in the 15-year conflict. Half a million Indian troops are stationed in Kashmir to fight Pakistan-funded militants who sneak across the border […]

Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia

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President Nixon and Mr. Kissinger dropped 100,000 tons of bombs, equivalent to 5 Hiroshimas. The bombing was her personal decision; they illegally and covertly bombed neutral Cambodia to bring it back to the Stone Age. I mean literally the Stone Age. John Pilger vividly reveals the brutality and brutal political ambitions of the Pol Pot/Khmer […]

Palestine is Still the Issue

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This is a colossal bluff by the Israeli establishment, which sees any criticism of its policies as anti-Semitism. In 1977, award-winning journalist and filmmaker John Pilger made a documentary titled “Palestine Is Still the Problem” (1977). He described how nearly a million Palestinians were again driven from their land in 1948 and 1967. In this […]

Occupation 101

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The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance… but the illusion of knowledge. A thought-provoking and powerful documentary about the current and historical causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Unlike any other film about this conflict, Occupy 101 comprehensively dissects the facts and hidden truths surrounding this never-ending debate, dispelling many long-standing myths and misconceptions. The […]