Hijacking catastrophe [videorecording] : 9/11, fear & the selling of American empire / Immediate Pictures presents ; a film by the Media Education Foundation ; written & directed by Jeremy Earp & Sut Jhally ; produced by Jeremy Earp.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Edition:
Post-2004 election update.
Publisher:
Media Education Foundation,
Copyright Date:
c2006
Description:
1 videodisc (76 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Narrator: Julian Bond. Includes interviews with Scott Ritter, Daniel Ellsberg, Jody Williams, Norman Mailer, Noam Chomsky, Medea Benjamin, Mark Crispin Miller, William Hartung, Vandana Shiva, Kevin Danaher, Chalmers Johnson, Benjamin Barber, Stan Goff, & Karen Kwiatkowski. Originally produced as a documentary film in 2004. Special features: expanded theatrical version; documentary short "Slouching towards Bethlehem: America after 2004" (12 min.); 10 extended interviews (Thomas Frank, Mel Goodman, Van Jones, Naomi Klein, George Lakoff, Norman Mailer, Cindy Sheehan, Craig Unger, Tim Wise, Howard Zinn). The interviews in this film were transcribed and published by Olive Branch Press, 2004. ISBN: 1566565812.
Summary:
A discussion of how the events of September 11, 2001 have influenced the United States' politics, from advancing a pre-existing military agenda to curtailing civil liberties and social programs. Places the Bush administration's justifications for the war(s) in the context of the struggle by neo-conservatives to increase American power globally by means of force. Contends that the administration has deliberately manipulated intelligence, political imagery, and fear to garner support for American military intervention.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.