wow, this is already available on the interent eh? I’ll def look forward to checking it out on the weekend!
Yes, and it is a real kick in the butt… John Pilger is THE man. He never fails to make an honest & revealing documentary. By the way, there are segmented versions on YouTube as well but the ones with good resolution do not have English subtitles in the Spanish segments and the ones with subtitles had poorer resolution than this complete version. This one is really worth watching all the way through…
Thank you, David.
It is disturbing…its pattern similar to our own experience in VN. Plus my experience observing “corporate America” unfettered.
Let’s hope and pray, and act each in our own way, and collectively as appropriate–now with new leadership, starting with closing down Gitmo as tangible gesture.
Hi Anh Tuan… disturbing indeed. It is also ironic that the U.S. and recently the Bush admin has been trying to marginalize countries like Venezuela for nationalizing their industries, calling them socialists and supporting coups to overthrow their legitimate democracies. All this in the name of oil and corrupt capitalism and US brand of imperial democracy at gunpoint. And now, we see the US government on the verge of nationalizing every big corporation that comes begging to Washington.
You are right that closing down Gitmo is the first step in the right direction of restoring the country’s soul. There’s so much change needed, it’s dizzying.
…but with recent view into extrasolar planet for the first time, we confirm how significant “we” are in this very special place and time. As overwhelming as Evil Out There may seem, we are empowered by conscience and conviction to make choices we can sleep on. The struggle is never-ending. But our yoke is light.
The week following 9/11, I went and bought myself a bike to start commuting with.
Here in Orange County, I tried the bus and the bike…until I nearly got run over…but these are “option opportunities”–as we are creatures of choice, as well of habit. Now is a good time to be an “architect”–that is what Obama would’ve liked to be if he wasn’t a lawyer. He probably didn’t have a Mac SE available! :-)
Ha ha.. maybe it’s a good thing Obama did not get his hands on a Mac SE.
Tibetans say that it is all about impermanence… If we do not change willingly when it is appropriate, certain forces will push us towards the changes anyway.
That’s neat that you got on a bike in OC. I don’t see that and walking as much in the south. Up north, it is becoming part of the culture. It is included in all city planning projects.
omg! those aerial shots of Caracas that start off the film and other Latin American cities throughout are amazing!
the indepth look at the failed coup was very interesting…. very scary actually to see how it was planned and portrayed by the media and the elected government quickly disassembled.
that CIA guy during the Chile / El Salvadore portion of the documentary is a despicable character. I’m surprised his commentary on the inequality in modern Chile didnt seem up to date with the election of Michelle Bachelet (a former victim of the brutality of Pinochet) in 2005.
wow, yep a great documentary… very hard to watch in spots, very inspirational in spots. Again, the realist in me sees that this battle for power has been going on a very long time. Even when the greedy and powerful have things tilted in their favour it is not enough for them. Who knows what insanity will emerge as they see their grip on things slipping away….
Yes, I think this is overall a very inspiration film despite the grueling details.
wow, this is already available on the interent eh? I’ll def look forward to checking it out on the weekend!
Yes, and it is a real kick in the butt… John Pilger is THE man. He never fails to make an honest & revealing documentary. By the way, there are segmented versions on YouTube as well but the ones with good resolution do not have English subtitles in the Spanish segments and the ones with subtitles had poorer resolution than this complete version. This one is really worth watching all the way through…
Thank you, David.
It is disturbing…its pattern similar to our own experience in VN. Plus my experience observing “corporate America” unfettered.
Let’s hope and pray, and act each in our own way, and collectively as appropriate–now with new leadership, starting with closing down Gitmo as tangible gesture.
Hi Anh Tuan… disturbing indeed. It is also ironic that the U.S. and recently the Bush admin has been trying to marginalize countries like Venezuela for nationalizing their industries, calling them socialists and supporting coups to overthrow their legitimate democracies. All this in the name of oil and corrupt capitalism and US brand of imperial democracy at gunpoint. And now, we see the US government on the verge of nationalizing every big corporation that comes begging to Washington.
You are right that closing down Gitmo is the first step in the right direction of restoring the country’s soul. There’s so much change needed, it’s dizzying.
…but with recent view into extrasolar planet for the first time, we confirm how significant “we” are in this very special place and time. As overwhelming as Evil Out There may seem, we are empowered by conscience and conviction to make choices we can sleep on. The struggle is never-ending. But our yoke is light.
The week following 9/11, I went and bought myself a bike to start commuting with.
Here in Orange County, I tried the bus and the bike…until I nearly got run over…but these are “option opportunities”–as we are creatures of choice, as well of habit. Now is a good time to be an “architect”–that is what Obama would’ve liked to be if he wasn’t a lawyer. He probably didn’t have a Mac SE available! :-)
Ha ha.. maybe it’s a good thing Obama did not get his hands on a Mac SE.
Tibetans say that it is all about impermanence… If we do not change willingly when it is appropriate, certain forces will push us towards the changes anyway.
That’s neat that you got on a bike in OC. I don’t see that and walking as much in the south. Up north, it is becoming part of the culture. It is included in all city planning projects.
omg! those aerial shots of Caracas that start off the film and other Latin American cities throughout are amazing!
the indepth look at the failed coup was very interesting…. very scary actually to see how it was planned and portrayed by the media and the elected government quickly disassembled.
that CIA guy during the Chile / El Salvadore portion of the documentary is a despicable character. I’m surprised his commentary on the inequality in modern Chile didnt seem up to date with the election of Michelle Bachelet (a former victim of the brutality of Pinochet) in 2005.
wow, yep a great documentary… very hard to watch in spots, very inspirational in spots. Again, the realist in me sees that this battle for power has been going on a very long time. Even when the greedy and powerful have things tilted in their favour it is not enough for them. Who knows what insanity will emerge as they see their grip on things slipping away….
Yes, I think this is overall a very inspiration film despite the grueling details.