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Voterevolution – Sep 30, 2006

Congressman Ryan brings it 3:03; 12,000,000$/hr in Iraq, like it says, he loses it!
‘Shadow Company’ Trailer 2:50; the one that really got me the most of the whole following list.

It hurts deep, life is ever cheaper than cheap; good thing info is even cheaper! media to the people, media to the people! right on!
I thought we would be hearing from our vets in the streets, today’s boys are more savy, they have it on video, and they know how to share it:

New Homegrown Documentaries Industry Makes Timely Agitprop

These films are following a new marketing paradigm for civically focused documentaries.
Eshewing the profits that go with major markets inclined to shut out content like this anyway, they aim for direct sales motivated by hosting free screenings.
As a marketing strategy this is more concerned with getting out the word than it is effective at turning a profit.
In one of the following clips (Preview of Interview with Robert Greenwald 2:44; of ‘High Price of Low Prices’), Robert Greenwald speaks to the appeal
that being invited to see it by co-workers, freinds, and family has for people who would not want to help fund the film.An exciting new documentary ‘the War Tapes’,made of footage by the troops on the ground, is playing this coming week,
fri oct 6th, thru thurs. 12th, at Times Cinema, at 5906 W Vliet St, Milwaukee, WI., at 7 & 9:00pm, with a 3pm matinee on sunday.
You can see the trailer at thewartapes.com/trailer, and look up screenings atthewartapes.com/screenings;
though it is not nearly as well developed, or populated, as the list for the following one, which is sure to propagate much better online.

Recently released, and aimed effectively at small showings by citizens, is Robert Greenwald’s ‘Iraq for Sale’, Trailers,
hook up with locals who will show it to you at iraqforsale.org/screenings.php.
Go meet new people, or, better yet, buy the DVD (‘Iraq for Sale’), and host a party (screenings.php), where you can meet freinds new and old.

Another similar documentary telling the soldiers’ tale now showing locally is The Ground Truth,
which is also not quite as booked online as Robert Greenwald funded Brave New films’ ‘Iraq for Sale’.
As I have yet to see any of these three, I cannot yet speak to whether the better movie was made by money, or vets, but my opinion is not one that matters.
The Ground Truth screenings can be found here, enter your zip code and radius, or see recent Milwaukee listings here.

There’s more! a film that combines the others’ themes, by focussing on the civilian contractor “vets” perspective.
‘Shadow Company’, the (2:50) Trailer for which is quite promising.
Also, “Soldiers Speak Out” (Trailer 4:51), which appears to have quite the online activist community behind them.
So, we have four videos from those who have fought there, and two on profiteering, one of which is both.
Five fine films due largely to the efforts of those who served.

youtube.com has also given me back some of what the media used to offer, it is there for example, that I became aware of the fact that there is this one guy,
Jack Cafferty (War Crimes Immunity: “What Are We Becoming?”, “Just Do It!”), that just might make ‘TV’ worth watching again,
the paradigm of grassroots marketing as conciously elaborated by Robert Greenwald (inPreview of Interview with Robert Greenwald),
and this well spoken young man’s Re: War Crimes Immunity: “What Are We Becoming?”3:56.

The following is a youtube “playlist” focussed on ‘Iraq for Sale’ trailers and bonus footage, as well as Haliburton stuff:

Preamble:

Iraq Vets; Free Fire Zones 2:00; Rob Serra’s turning point.

Vets pics; All is Not Okay 4:03; homegrown, with Seether track.

Falujha Finalle 3:38

Truthout Vet; Demoralized 3:34

First, Haliburton’s version:

Halliburton; Proud to Serve Our Troops 0:29

Halliburton ad; Message from CEO David Lesar 0:29

Halliburton TV spot; It’s a Girl! 0:31

What if Halliburton’s CEO came clean? 1:13

Then the “media”:

Cafferty File: Sweetheart Halliburton Contracts 1:18

MSNBC; Robert Greenwald on Countdown with Keith Olbermann 6:11

MSNBC; ‘Iraq for Sale’ “plugged” 1:02

CNBC; Robert Greenwald 4:34

ABC; Robert Greenwald 3:02

CNN; Military contractors shoot civilians 2:20

Trophy video exposes private security contractors shooting 2:29; full vid on youtube, speaks for itself.

CNN; Iraqi Imprisoned Eight Months for Having Cell Phone 3:21; “perhaps 1 in 1,000, to 1 in 10,000 could”, “risky indeed”, never mind, I’m cured of TV again.

CNN; War Professor says military ops in Iran already 7:02

BBC; Why We Fight – Contractor Cheney and Facilitated Corruption 3:08

Olbermann to Bush, “Have you no sense of decency, sir?” 2:43

Journalists Targeted in Iraq 5:06

Then, Brave New Films (Iraq for Sale / Robert Greenwald):

‘Iraq for Sale’ bonus scene: Soldiers outsourced to KBR 2:01; “wait around while the KBR contractors do the job I had to train them to do”

Pursuing the War Profiteers for Interviews 3:49; (the value of records).

Halliburton lies about ‘Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers’ 2:50 (the value of archiving phone calls).

‘Iraq for Sale’ bonus scene: Blackwater 5:54

The Tale of Prince – A War Profiteer 2:58

CACI made $$ torturing at Abu Ghraib then covered it up 4:36; viewer response?

Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers – teaser trailer 3:07