Saturday, October 16, 2010

Two Documentaries about truth and lies

If I tell you your government lies to you, You will probably say you are "shocked.... shocked " much like .Captain Renault....in Casablanca. However we all need to be reminded just how often and how serious these governmental falsehoods can be to our democracy. One Documentary is The Most Dangerous Man in America.  about Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1319726/    The full documentary can be seen here http://www.pbs.org/pov/mostdangerousman/  until the 27th of this month.

The other is The Pat Tillman Story currently in theaters,    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568334/
Clicking on the links will take you to more information and trailers
Both are worth your time. JFG.

Friday, October 8, 2010

A Cambridge economist, Dr. Ha- Joon Chang discusses capitalism

YouTube - Rethink Afghanistan War (Part 6): Security

YouTube - Blackwater, America's Private Army

Code pink uses music to explain Blackwater

YouTube - Blackwater Makes a Killing Out of Killing

The Selling Of The Woodrow Wilson Center

The Selling Of The Woodrow Wilson Center


This illustrates the revolving door and the circulation of elites as well as corporate power and influence of money. Speaking of money , one third of WWC is taxpayer supported. JFG

The Woodrow Wilson Center Desecrates Its NamesakeĆ¢€™s Legacy And Violates Its Congressional Mandate

The Woodrow Wilson Center Desecrates Its NamesakeĆ¢€™s Legacy And Violates Its Congressional Mandate

As President Eisenhower warned: beware of the military industrial complex; and several historians have commented on his original notes that included Congress in the complex. Many are now referring to
the military, industrial, Congress, and think tank complex. In these two articles  we see how this complex works. JFG

Thursday, October 7, 2010

"winning hearts and minds" ?



Iraq War Veteran Who Rescued Wounded Children in 2007 Apache Attack Describes Emotional Toll of Witnessing Infamous Killings

This is very good for a description of the stigma and coercion against seeking mental health services by
military personnel. Also describes one service mans actions and reactions to the helicopters shooting released on wiki leaks a few years go.

Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, The U.S. Military as Quagmire Specialists | TomDispatch

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