Great lineup on LINK TV tonight

[Maddy McCall]

THIS EVENING

7:00 Ground Truth

A moving film that looks at the long-term and often invisible effects the war in Iraq is having on thousands of nameless, undecorated Americans. Through intimate and candid interviews with returning soldiers, veterans, military families, and independent footage, this film asks us to bear witness to these soldiers and their families, and to consider the human cost of war.


8:00 War Spin

Saving Private Jessica: Fact or fiction? This film challenges the Pentagon's version of a story that boosted American morale during the Iraq War. Doctors reveal how Iraqi forces had left the hospital well before American special forces arrived with their Black Hawks and video crew.

Also explored are the roots of the controversial tactic of embedding cameras and reporters with military units and the impact of Hollywood blockbusters like Pearl Harbor and Black Hawk Down on the war coverage.


9:00 Y*Vote '04

What's at stake for young Americans in the November presidential election? Y*Vote '04 meets all kinds of young people - soldiers, students, immigrants, activists and stars - whose lives will change based on who wins the election. Y*Vote sent young journalists around America to report on what makes this election so important. They found a student in Durham, North Carolina, who joined the military to pay for college; a working mother in Houston, Texas, who can't afford health insurance; and a Pakistani-American in San Jose, California, who may get deported before he graduates from High School.

Working with groups committed to getting out the youth vote in '04 like Rock the Vote, Declare Yourself and the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, Y*Vote premieres videos featuring Reese Witherspoon, Dave Mathews, Doug E. Fresh and more. Webcammers from across the US join host Nzinga Moore to find out why the youth vote could change the world.

9:30 Ground Truth

A moving film that looks at the long-term and often invisible effects the war in Iraq is having on thousands of nameless, undecorated Americans. Through intimate and candid interviews with returning soldiers, veterans, military families, and independent footage, this film asks us to bear witness to these soldiers and their families, and to consider the human cost of war.

[Maddy McCall]

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