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The Power of Nightmares by Adam Curtis (Video - CD)

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This is essential viewing for all Americans . It lays bare the myth of a so-called war on terror. Pieces of this have made the rounds on the web and in the internet archive and its release officially by the BBC is long overdue. What American journalism should have been doing from 2001 on.

This three-part series is remarkable in it's scope and depth. It shows the parallel development of radical Islamic forces and neo-conservatives and goes into the fascinating and chilling details that show how the neo-conservatives actually fueled terrorism and oppressed citizens (well over 600 in America and Britain) with false charges. This is very well-researched, it is definitely not an opinion piece. There are many clips from interviews of insiders as well as plenty of footage from news events and speeches. This directly addresses many myths, from how Russia fell (with neocons and Islamic fundamentalists taking credit for it), to how charges against citizens (including many people in the middle east) were trumped up in a fear-driven witch-hunt. It ends with how blatantly people are being arrested because they might commit a crime, and the consequences of this approach to society. If all you've seen is American news, this will be like finding out that Santa Claus doesn't exist. There is abundant information to show that most of the terrorist threat is a fabrication. The part about neo-cons believing CIA propaganda even after CIA TOLD them it was false was shocking.

I think that Amazon dropped the ball in their quality control. This DVD has obviously been downloaded from the Internet and packaged as the real thing. I bought it thinking I would get BBC quality, because it is advertized as a BBC production but felt more than disappointed. I was ripped off. Amazon should automatically send refunds to everyone who paid for this fakery.

An excellent documentary. Tremendous filmmaking. But beware of the quality of the DVD you buy. I selected the only one on offer $14.95. It was described as The Power of Nightmares by Adam Curtis (Video - CD) (CD-ROM). When I received it, it was of very, very poor quality. Looks only slightly better than You Tube. No packaging to speak of. Certainly not the officially released DVD. The cost of posting it back to the USA makes it not worth returning. I am bitterly disappointed.