[MyOtherID]

This movie discusses the role of ENERGY in WAR, inter alia.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BBC4', '[')b]WHY WE FIGHT
Eugene Jarecki, USA, 2005

What are the forces that shape and propel American militarism? This award-winning film provides an inside look at the anatomy of the American war machine.

[MyOtherID]

I've just watched it, and it's all about oil and imperialism. This is a must watch for members of this forum.

BTW, there is no way on earth this will ever be screened by any of the media poodles that call themselves TV stations in America.

[Carlhole]

Yeah, it IS good. Thanks for posting the link. I've been wanting to watch it.

The military-industrial-congressional-thinktank complex has evolved as a way of conducting business since WWII. It's like a beast unto itself now.

[Kickinthegob]

Excellent - nice find!

Couple of things got me thinking after I watched it.

On how "think tanks" are guiding US policy. It illustrated nicely the disconnect between voters and what the US is doing, and it has been working so far, like that profile on the kid signing up for the military. A poor kid from NY, shit - does he have much of a choice? Like when they touched on Vietnam - the protests kicked into full gear when white middle class kids started getting smoked, it helped end that war. A few shiny pictures of the latest hardware and that kid was sold, he is now a meat shield for profiteering, an amazing system. Lots of meat in the US these days.

Eisenhower was one smart f*cker. Having seen both sides of the coin he knew the biggest problem facing the future of America was keeping the reigns on the military industrial complex, If he was around today he might be shocked at just how far things have gone? Maybe not.

The string pullers delusions of self grandeur. Many of them were interviewed and you get the sense they think it is the greatest thing since sliced bread, creating a killing machine and feeding it regularly. These people are living in a reality that %99 of the people on this planet do not share.

Anyway, great flick - the Beeb still has some of my respect

[CrudeAwakening]

If you don't have bittorrent, you can also download it here:

www.indybay.org/uploads/why_we_fight.rm

[TWilliam]

Excellent material. I liked that it was pointed out that "blowback" was not just consequences to actions, but that it was specifically the results of actions kept secret from the public, thus without context.

Also, I found it interesting that Iraq was mentioned as THE key strategic asset for the US on the world stage, but no mention was made of WHY (tho' it was alluded to later in the program).

First rate piece of work...

[Zardoz]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MyOtherID', '.')..Here is the torrent...

[Lokutus]

It's here too http://1984videos.com

[MyOtherID]

Thanks for the extra links.

Just a word of caution: the original links I gave are to 700-840MB .avi files, which are high quality in audio and video. Some of the other links provided are barely watchable, but may suffice if you do not know how to use torrents.