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Summary: If the government lied, would anyone be suprised?
Review: Although definitely not unbiased and as emotionally manipulative as any "save the children" late night TV spot, this documentary nontheless examines issues and draws conclusions rarely, possibly uniquely, touched on in the media about the 1990-91 Gulf War with Iraq and the ensuing economic sanctions levied against the country in the following decade. Impossible to merely discount as leftist conspiracy theory, topics are raised that are not mentioned elsewhere:1. Why didn't we get rid of Saddam back in 1991 when we had the military there, the Iraqi popular support, and the supposed political objectives to do so? 2. What was the real objective of a decade of economic sanctions? 3. What is truth behind Gulf War Syndrome which has affected numerous veterans and civilians in the years following the war? Watch this video and draw your own conclusions. You wont find coverage on these topics elsewhere easily.
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Summary: awesome!
Review: American television won't air this incredible documentary, but fortunately it is still available here. I suspect it won't be for long, so grab it while you can. A highly intelligent review of the motives of both sides. Includes many stories and important facts never mentioned by US mass media. This disc might be the only way for most Americans, who don't read much and only get their news from corporate media, to learn a lot of what the war was really about. Grab it!
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Summary: awesome!
Review: American television won't air this incredible documentary, but fortunately it is still available here. I suspect it won't be for long, so grab it while you can. A highly intelligent review of the motives of both sides. Includes many stories and important facts never mentioned by US mass media. This disc might be the only way for most Americans, who don't read much and only get their news from corporate media, to learn a lot of what the war was really about. Grab it!
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Summary: what your history book didn't tell you
Review: friends- this is a must see. activists who haven't seen it and those who are curious; the truth about desert storm is in this video, and it's disturbing. it's good to know a little about desert storm before watching the video, but other than that, you should see it soon! sheds light on our involvement in the middle east and america's true intentions... (for free trade and globialization)
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Summary: "I don't care how many awards it won, Its poor journalism"
Review: I bought this documentary with the high hopes of seeing a well done, fact based story about some of the untold stories of The Gulf War. Instead I got a sappy bias story that seemed more like a old throw back of the anti-Vietnam documentaries that overflowed the gear for a decade. I know that there was so much good press of the gulf war that there was bound to be one of these anti-war films but this one is so sour and anti-almost everything that it just sounds bitter. Look I'm not saying it can't be interesting at times, there is the part about Gulf war syndrome that is not only interesting but true, but other than that everything else is just " What other baloney can we say to make a successful campaign look bad".They even try to give reasons that Saudi Arabia was never in danger of being attacked by Iraq after Iraq invaded Kuwait. I found this extremely hilarious considering that after the war started not only did Iraq fire SCUD missiles into Saudi Arabian cities but that Iraqi forces crossed the border into Saudi Arabia and attacked coalition forces that were protecting the country. Take my advice and spend your money on a documentary that puts the facts before there personal agenda.
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Summary: Misleading and Sophamoric--NO STARS
Review: Mostly for college kids...Yes, it is. Should work well for inspiring new bumpersticker designs and t-shirt slogans. The Distributor is worth noting.
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Summary: Excellent documentary, valuable viewing
Review: This excellent film should be seen by everyone -- particularly those looking for insight into why the U.S. has pursued the policy it has in the Middle East, and Iraq in particular. Consider this film to be anti-spin, helping to counter the various Bush administrations' myths and lies about Iraq and the motivations of our policy toward this country. You will notice the only slightly veiled racism of some of the critical reviewers: "The Distributor is worth noting" says the reviewer from D.C. -- as if calling itself 'Arab Film Distribution' is something the distributor should be ashamed of. I mean, most normal people don't watch "Schindler's List" and say: "Oh look, Stephen Spielberg is a Jew! Gosh! Can't trust this film!" ... if you know what I mean. Anyway, if the issue is supposed to be the film's objectivity, one should note instead that the filmmaker is from Switzerland, a neutral country. I would trust a Swiss journalist to report objectively about U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East a lot more than I would trust, say, Fox News (which provided targeting information to the U.S. military during the most recent Iraq war, totally destroying any credibility they may have had as objective journalists and seriously endangering their journalist colleagues), as that reviewer probably does. In any case, great work, great film -- it's nice to know that this information is out there and readily available, any time you want to know part of actual history that you won't read in the official text.
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Summary: Eye opener
Review: You can't simply dismiss this DVD as yet another "Conspiracy Theory" video made by a wacko with a grudge. The people interviewed here are iraqi dissidents, state department people, UN officials, policy analysts, and former government officials.
Its a thought provoking insight into what why the USA does what it does in the middle east. I'll give you a hint...it starts with a Crude and ends with an Oil.
Whats so sad is seeing a US state department official obviously lying during one interview with a straight face. Maybe he didn't realize it, maybe he was just following orders, who knows.
Neoconservative rightwingers will hate this video, as it bares the full truth of what Desert Storm was all about.
The most that can be hoped for is that we learn from our mistakes of the past, but if you take into consideration our 2003 war on Iraq, lessons were not learned.
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Summary: Eye opener
Review: You can't simply dismiss this DVD as yet another "Conspiracy Theory" video made by a wacko with a grudge. The people interviewed here are iraqi dissidents, state department people, UN officials, policy analysts, and former government officials.
Its a thought provoking insight into what why the USA does what it does in the middle east. I'll give you a hint...it starts with a Crude and ends with an Oil.
Whats so sad is seeing a US state department official obviously lying during one interview with a straight face. Maybe he didn't realize it, maybe he was just following orders, who knows.
Neoconservative rightwingers will hate this video, as it bares the full truth of what Desert Storm was all about.
The most that can be hoped for is that we learn from our mistakes of the past, but if you take into consideration our 2003 war on Iraq, lessons were not learned.
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Summary: Eye opener
Review: You can't simply dismiss this DVD as yet another "Conspiracy Theory" video made by a wacko with a grudge. The people interviewed here are iraqi dissidents, state department people, UN officials, policy analysts, and former government officials.
Its a thought provoking insight into what why the USA does what it does in the middle east. I'll give you a hint...it starts with a Crude and ends with an Oil.
Whats so sad is seeing a US state department official obviously lying during one interview with a straight face. Maybe he didn't realize it, maybe he was just following orders, who knows.
Neoconservative rightwingers will hate this video, as it bares the full truth of what Desert Storm was all about.
The most that can be hoped for is that we learn from our mistakes of the past, but if you take into consideration our 2003 war on Iraq, lessons were not learned.
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