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Showing posts with label Military and Warfare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Military and Warfare. Show all posts

Monday, August 9, 2010

NATO's Secret Armies




A documentary about NATO's Secret Armies that were set up across Western Europe after the Second World War, these "stay-behind" armies were supposedly intended to help put together a resistance if the Soviet Union invaded their countries. They went on to commit terrorist attacks and false flag operations against their own populations so as to influence domestic politics.

Friday, June 25, 2010

Worse Than War




WORSE THAN WAR documents Goldhagen¹s travels, teachings, and interviews in nine countries around the world, bringing viewers on an unprecedented journey of insight and analysis. In a film that is highly cinematic and evocative throughout, he speaks with victims, perpetrators, witnesses, politicians, diplomats, historians, humanitarian aid workers, and journalists, all with the purpose of explaining and understanding the critical features of genocide and how to finally stop it.

Monday, June 7, 2010

The Quran & The Kalashnikov



A Documentary Made in 1998 about the Soviet Afghan war and the aftermath of the conflict, the rise of Osama Bin Laden & Taliban. People from all aspect talk about the conflict including former CIA and presidential advisors.

Friday, June 4, 2010

We Have Ways of Making You Talk



This disturbing and candid BBC documentary explores the history of modern interrogation techniques and the rise of modern torture using revealing interviews with state interrogators and state torturers. The legacy of this history continues to shapes our present, especially in the United States, and some of these techniques have now become routine in the war on terror - be it the use of dogs, water-boarding, or sexual humiliation.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Shake Hands With The Devil



Shake Hands with the Devil is the story of Romeo Dallaire and his sufferings in Rwanda. Posted as head of the UN force, the Canadian Dallaire warned his superiors, including Boutros Boutros-Ghali, of the impending massacre. His appeals for help were not heeded, and he was present throughout the killing of an estimated 800,000 people in 100 days.

Monday, May 3, 2010

The Fourth World War




We walked and these moments changed us. We saw the buildings burning and the pain in our neighbor's eyes. We rushed bayonets in the mountain and lines of police in the city. We were touched by too much death. We loved and felt alive. We heard the echo of our word in other voices. We watched the moon rise over the barricades. We were wounded by the courage of small children. This is not the whole story or the only story.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

War Dance



"War Dance," a feature-length documentary, tells the story of three children from the Patongo displacement camp in northern Uganda:

  • Dominic, a former abductee and child soldier of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)
  • Rose, who witnessed the gruesome murder of her parents by the rebels
  • Nancy, who kept herself and two younger siblings alive in the bush for a month after the LRA killed their father and abducted their mother

Saturday, April 10, 2010

No Childhood at All



A 30 minute video from Witness partner Images Asia which is working at the Thai-Burmese border. This documentary is about children who have become victims or participants in Burma’s armed conflicts, used as porters, human shields, or human minesweepers.

The True Story Of Black Hawk Down




The True Story of Black Hawk Down is a documentary on the Battle of Mogadishu based on Mark Bowden's bestseller "Black Hawk Down."

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Breaking The Silence - Truth and Lies in the War on Terror




Breaking The Silence - Truth and Lies in the War on Terror by John Pilger. John Pilger dissects the truth and lies in the 'war on terror'. Award-winning journalist John Pilger investigates the discrepancies between American and British claims for the 'war on terror' and the facts on the ground as he finds them in Afghanistan and Washington, DC.