have you seen Adam Curtis' two documentary series "Century of the Self" and "The Power of Nightmares"?
The latter is 3 parts (an hour each) long, all on the same page:
"Both (the Islamists and Neoconservatives) were idealists who were born out of the failure of the liberal dream to build a better world. And both had a very similar explanation for what caused that failure. These two groups have changed the world, but not in the way that either intended. Together, they created today'Â’s nightmare vision of a secret, organized evil that threatens the world. A fantasy that politicians then found restored their power and authority in a disillusioned age. And those with the darkest fears became the most powerful.http://www.archive.org/details/ThePowerOfNightmaresand the former is in four parts which you can access through this search link:
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=curtis%20century%20of%20the%20selfI think Jon Ronson's got a couple of his very amusing films from the 'Secret Rulers of the World' series on google video.
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