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Bruce · 07-17-2007

Just started researching Noam Chomsky and came across the following documentaries which will give you some insight into his views, I believe they're extremely relevant to the topic at hand. I added one of them to the list above.

Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times
"The film chronicles the latest in the thinking and activism of the noted linguist Noam Chomsky, who since the Vietnam War era has been a vocal and consistent critic of the way the United States exercises state power in the world arena." -- video description
The documentary [video.google.com]
[runtime: 01:10:00, director: John Junkerman, released: 2002]

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
"The film presents and illustrates Chomsky's and Herman's propaganda model, the thesis that corporate media, as profit-driven institutions, tend to serve and further the agendas of the interests of dominant, elite groups in the society. A centerpiece of the film is a long examination into the history of The New York Times's coverage of Indonesia's invasion and occupation of East Timor, which Chomsky claims exemplifies the media's unwillingness to criticize an ally." -- Wikipedia
The documentary [video.google.com]
[runtime: 02:47:00, director: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick, released: 1992]

Noam Chomsky: Rebel Without A Pause
"In a post 9-11 world, Noam Chomsky speaks openly about the U.S. war on terrorism, media manipulation, and social activism to intimate seminar groups and crowded venues. Chomsky analyzes the roots of anti-American sentiment, defines terrorism in the new millennium, and examines the after-effects of 9-11 in honest and forthright terms, providing a critical voice that many audiences feel is missing in the world today." -- Docurama
The documentary [video.google.com]
[runtime: 01:14:00, director: Will Pascoe, released: 2003]

Another documentary by Bill Moyers I came across was "Bill Moyers' Journal: Buying the War". I also added this one to the list above.

Bill Moyers' Journal: Buying the War
"Buying the War is a 90-minute documentary that explores the role of the press in the lead-up to the invasion of Iraq. How did the mainstream press get it so wrong? How did the evidence disputing the existence of weapons of mass destruction and the link between Saddam Hussein to 9-11 continue to go largely unreported? "What the conservative media did was easy to fathom; they had been cheerleaders for the White House from the beginning and were simply continuing to rally the public behind the President — no questions asked." -- PBS
[runtime: 01:36:00, director: Mark Ganguzza, Kathleen Hughes, released: 2007]

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Bruce Commentator Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 46	Re: List of documentaries relevant to understanding current U.S. foreign policy Just started researching Noam Chomsky and came across the following documentaries which will give you some insight into his views, I believe they're extremely relevant to the topic at hand. I added one of them to the list above. Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times "The film chronicles the latest in the thinking and activism of the noted linguist Noam Chomsky, who since the Vietnam War era has been a vocal and consistent critic of the way the United States exercises state power in the world arena." -- video description The documentary [video.google.com] [runtime: 01:10:00, director: John Junkerman, released: 2002] Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media "The film presents and illustrates Chomsky's and Herman's propaganda model, the thesis that corporate media, as profit-driven institutions, tend to serve and further the agendas of the interests of dominant, elite groups in the society. A centerpiece of the film is a long examination into the history of The New York Times's coverage of Indonesia's invasion and occupation of East Timor, which Chomsky claims exemplifies the media's unwillingness to criticize an ally." -- Wikipedia The documentary [video.google.com] [runtime: 02:47:00, director: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick, released: 1992] Noam Chomsky: Rebel Without A Pause "In a post 9-11 world, Noam Chomsky speaks openly about the U.S. war on terrorism, media manipulation, and social activism to intimate seminar groups and crowded venues. Chomsky analyzes the roots of anti-American sentiment, defines terrorism in the new millennium, and examines the after-effects of 9-11 in honest and forthright terms, providing a critical voice that many audiences feel is missing in the world today." -- Docurama The documentary [video.google.com] [runtime: 01:14:00, director: Will Pascoe, released: 2003] Another documentary by Bill Moyers I came across was "Bill Moyers' Journal: Buying the War". I also added this one to the list above. Bill Moyers' Journal: Buying the War "Buying the War is a 90-minute documentary that explores the role of the press in the lead-up to the invasion of Iraq. How did the mainstream press get it so wrong? How did the evidence disputing the existence of weapons of mass destruction and the link between Saddam Hussein to 9-11 continue to go largely unreported? "What the conservative media did was easy to fathom; they had been cheerleaders for the White House from the beginning and were simply continuing to rally the public behind the President — no questions asked." -- PBS [runtime: 01:36:00, director: Mark Ganguzza, Kathleen Hughes, released: 2007]