John Pilger - The War on Democracy

[JohnnyCougar]

Did anyone post this yet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to6uNUTf8g4&feature=related

It's a 10-part YouTube series. You can see the other parts in the "Related Videos" menu.

In light of the US media's latest misinformation/propaganda campaign against Venezuela and President Chavez coming from both the left and the right, I wanted to post this video.

I have noticed that the latest efforts to discredit Chavez have been targeting America's left -- by falsely proclaiming that his social programs are not working and his support is falling among the poor due to crime and food shortages. Obviously there are problems, but this video should put the proper context on those problems. And if you're not convinced by the video, this report by the Center for Economic Policy Research should give you and idea as to the solidness of the Venezuela economy, which just reached a record low unemployment rate.

These coincide with prior attacks that Chavez limits freedom of the press and consolidates power within his own government. While the former is ridiculous and laughable to anyone who has ever been to Venezuela -- the private media is still in full force there and attacks Chavez and calls him a Nazi on air practically every second -- the latter is true basically because the right-wing opposition in Venezuela has repeatedly refused to participate in its democracy. The Pilger video should give you a good idea as to the realities of this. Also, this book by Bart Jones is absolutely wonderful, should you decide you are further interested in this situation.

The US, through it's anti-Chavez rhetoric, is paving the way for a more hostile and aggressive foreign policy towards Chavez. It's using Colombia's joke documents to cast Venezuela as a state that sponsors terrorists, but -- as Greg Palast has reported -- the documents are worthless and say nothing of the sort.

Who knows what future nonsense and gibberish our government will drum up in the future about Venezuela. If the Iraq war fails, we're going to need oil somewhere else. It wouldn't surprise me if they were setting the stage for invasion of Venezuela or another coup attempt or assassination or something. It seems unlikely that we would cause more turmoil in another oil-producing state, but in 2000 if someone told me we would invade Iraq, I would not have believed them.

[ConsAreLiars]

1. The whole film can be seen at one link, rather than parts, at:

http://video.google.com/url?docid=-3739500579629840148&esrc=sr2&ev=v&len=5616&q=John%2BPilger%2B-%2BThe%2BWar%2Bon%2BDemocracy&srcurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2Fvideoplay%3Fdocid%3D-3739500579629840148&vidurl=%2Fvideoplay%3Fdocid%3D-3739500579629840148%26q%3DJohn%2BPilger%2B-%2BThe%2BWar%2Bon%2BDemocracy%26total%3D129%26start%3D0%26num%3D10%26so%3D0%26type%3Dsearch%26plindex%3D1&usg=AL29H222Co5LrD0lLxmMpqNXi11bhqxI0Q

I haven't seen it yet, just starting. Thanks for the link. Everyone should who sides with ordinary people, here or anywhere, should see every film he has made.

(edit to add a few words)

[EFerrari]

2. Anyone who doesn't understand migration from Latin America

would do well to see this.

[JohnnyCougar]

3. Latin America is the new battleground

between fascism and democracy. It's good to see them start to come together and reject imperial bullying.

[Droopy]

4. Check this out. I just posted this earlier this morning in the lounge.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x7593351

Also, here is an invaluable resource. Free documentaries!

http://www.freedocumentaries.org/

[JohnnyCougar]

5. That's totally awesome.

The most astonishing part is when he is interviewing that former CIA guy and asking him about America's War of Terror in South America. He's just like "we're going to do whatever we want to do in South America, and if you don't like it, lump it."

What an arrogant asshole. Maybe I should stick electrical wires into his bodily orifices and see if he wants to "lump it" as well.

[Droopy]

6. Every American should see that film

The people of this country are, for the most part, ignorant of the criminal use of America's power delivering death and destruction covertly (and sometimes not so covertly) on the people of the world. Nobody would be proud to be an American after watching that film unless they were a sociopath like the CIA guy you were talking about.

[IndyOp]

8. Most excellent! Thanks for the link! (n/t)

[Judi Lynn]

10. Thank you. What a resource you've shared. It's a rare opportunity. n/t

[IndyOp]

7. Tremendously, tremendously important. A potential way to break through

the web of lies that is so, so think.

Listen to Michael Ware worry about the OIL in Iraq -- he says we can't leave Iraq because the people will kill each other -- then he cuts immediately to saying that he is worried about the price of oil rising. Piece of shit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLw5BjvUtvw

[Joe Chi Minh]

9. Hideous, foreign psychopaths killing the innocent and vilifying those trying to defend them.

[Judi Lynn]

11. People can't get any lower than that. They couldn't do it without public ignorance, indifference. nt

[JohnnyCougar]

15. They couldn't do it without the tabloid/gossip media either.

[blueDachi]

12. good info - thx! - n/t

[reprehensor]

13. Thanks for this.

Pilger is awesome.

[Droopy]

14. Kick!

Check the film out folks.

[fascisthunter]

16. Thank you for this information.

[JohnnyCougar]

17. No problem.

And another kick.