"Hijacking Catastrophe" ad is now on Crawford, TX paper site

[IkeWarnedUs]

I wanted to kill two birds with one stone.

I heard about the Crawford, TX paper, the Lone Star Iconoclast, that published an editorial endorsing Senator John Kerry for president. They lost some subscriptions and advertising because of it. I wanted to do something to support them.

I have also been spreading the word about the movie "Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire." (more on the movie in a bit)

So, I called the Media Education Foundation (MEF) and offered to pay for an online ad ($60 for one month). It's now up and running.

It was easy. I paid with a credit card and MEF and the paper handled the rest. Online ads have weekly rates and they also have a weekly print edition with reasonable rates. The Iconoclast could even take partial payments from individuals who want to sponsor ads together. Ads for DU, OutFoxed, Uncovered, etc. perhaps?

Link to Iconoclast editorial and ad: http://www.iconoclast-texas.com/Columns/Editorial/editorial39.htm

More on "Hijacking Catastrophe":

It starts with background on some of the key players, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, etc. Then it talks about the evolution of the neo-con agenda of global domination through unilateral force from the "Wolfowitz Doctrine" that was dismissed in the early 90's through the Project for the New American Century today.

They show the quotes from the September 2000 report, "Rebuilding America's Defenses; Strategy, Forces and Resources For a New Century", including the one about needing a "new Pearl Harbor" to speed things up.

Then they go on to show how this administration has used 9/11 to push their agenda, starting with the Patriot Act, Afghanistan and Iraq.

They talk about how "Shock and Awe" was directed at the world and not just the Iraqi army. Look at how powerful we are. Be afraid, be very afraid.

They talk about how this dream of empire is bankrupting our country. About how despite acting macho, the architects of this plan have no actual war experience.

They close by talking about what we can expect if the neo-cons are not stopped. It encourages fighting terror and fear with public debate and truth.

The DVD has two versions - the full movie which runs about an hour and an abridged version that runs about a half hour. It also includes extended 30 minute interviews and an examination of the Economics of Empire.

It includes interviews with Lt. Colonel Karen Kwiatkowski, Scott Ritter, Daniel Elsberg, Norman Mailer, Noam Chomsky, Medea Benjamin and more as well as clips of news coverage of events.

It is in some theaters (list at the website) but not many and not for very long.

Buy the DVD or VHS - watch it - pass it around.

This is the movie we have been waiting for!

Don't take my word for it. The movie website has substantial film clips. Check it out for yourself.

DVD or VHS for $19.95

http://www.hijackingcatastrophe.org /

[Amigust]

1. Also view complete version at Information Clearing House

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6895.htm

(download "source file" to view)

[IkeWarnedUs]

2. Wow - I didn't know about that

I have been passing this movie around, having people to my house to see it and going to other people's houses to show it to them.

The clips at the film site comprise pretty much the whole film.

But now I can send this link around too.

Thanks.

[Amigust]

3. Information Clearing House has other timely videos

available online, too. Look in their Multimedia section on the left.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/

[SoCalDem]

4. You can buy an ad for $23.00 in the paper version of the paper

:)