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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Nobel Prize: Fun Facts!
I was watching another John Pilger doc (which will be the topic of the next post) and once again Henry Kissinger’s name came up. I remembered that he had won the Nobel Peace prize for something, and that him winning … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, History, Mental Health, Miscellaneous, Politics
Tagged Cambodia, Christopher Hitchens, East Timor, Egas Moniz, Henry Kissinger, Hitchens, Indonesia, Jean Paul Sartre, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Pilger, Khmer Rouge, Kissinger, Le Duc Tho, Leucotomy, Lobotomy, Mother Theresa, Nobel, Paris Peace Accords, Peace, Sartre, Soviet Union, USSR, Vietnam
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World in Action – The Quiet Mutiny
John Pilger’s first doc (1970), and number 5 of 13 for me, is about Vietnam and the dissatisfaction felt by some of the American soldiers. In his own words: “My first documentary for television was The Quiet Mutiny, made in … Continue reading
Flying the Flag – Arming the World
Welcome the world of international arms dealing! Well, specifically about Britain’s sale of weapons to countries all over the world, including ones known for their inhumane practices. This documentary, number 4 in my quest to watch 13 of John Pilger’s … Continue reading
Posted in Film, History, Politics
Tagged Arms dealing, Britain, documentary, East Timor, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, John Pilger, Kurds, Mines, Nuclear, Ottawa Treaty, Saudi Arabia, Trident, U.K., weapons
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Burp! Pepsi vs. Coke: The Ice Cold War
Documentary 3 of 13 from John Pilger. This one, made in 1984, and as the title probably gives away: unearths the history of the two super companies, and also explores their ties to politics: Nixon and Pepsi, Coca-Cola’s murders in … Continue reading
Nicaragua – A Nation’s Right to Survive
Alright, 2 of 13 down. This time I watched the 1983 doc “Nicaragua – A Nation’s Right to Survive”. This doc was shot because of the Oct 25th U.S. invasion of Grenada, which Pilger suggests [at the time] would be … Continue reading
Posted in Film, History, Politics
Tagged America, CIA, Contra, Cuba, Human Rights, Iran, John Pilger, Nicaragua, Reagan, Sandino, Somoza, Terrorism, World Court
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The Silent Death of Cambodia
Okay, so I’ve finished the first film in my attempt to watch the 12 [edit: there’s 13] movies from the John Pilger DVD Box Set: “Documentaries That Changed The World”. This film is from 1979 and is titled: “Year Zero: … Continue reading
The Unpatriotic Academy
hmmm, with my last two posts I’m afraid people will take me to be anti-American. I am not. However, I do feel as though it is important that we acknowledge some of the atrocities it is responsible for. This made … Continue reading
Harold Pinter’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
Harold Pinter, a playwright I am unfortunately not familiar with, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005. His acceptance speech, which he could not give in person since he was sick, is sort of famous/infamous for its political stance. … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Fiction, History, Politics
Tagged America, Harold Pinter, Imperialism, Literature, Nobel, Playwright
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America…
I have just recently finished reading Noam Chomsky’s excellent “Hegemony or Survival”. Before I very briefly talk about it, and the direction it has taken my interests and thinking, I would first like to use some foresight and qualify this … Continue reading
Howard Zinn: Democratic Socialism
I liked this…
Posted in Ethics, Philosophy, Politics
Tagged Democracy, Historian, Howard Zinn, Politics, Socialism
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