Peace, Propaganda & The Promised Land

[Neverarepublican]

I don't know if this has been covered before but I Just watched this and wanted to share. What an eye opener.


http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-7828123714384920696&q=Peace%2C+Propaganda+%26+the+Promised+Land

[Tom Joad]

1. Very good documentary. Contact me if you want a DVD copy.

[H2O Man]

3. I like the

Daniel B quote you use.

Do you sell the DVD mentioned? If so, I will e-mail you.

Thanks,
Pat

[Tom Joad]

2. Written info on documentary.

http://www.mediaed.org/videos/MediaRaceAndRepresentation/PeacePropaganda

Summary:

Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East, zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This pivotal documentary exposes how the foreign policy interests of American political elites--oil, and a need to have a secure military base in the region, among others--work in combination with Israeli public relations strategies to exercise a powerful influence over how news from the region is reported.

Through the voices of scholars, media critics, peace activists, religious figures, and Middle East experts, Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land carefully analyzes and explains how--through the use of language, framing and context--the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza remains hidden in the news media, and Israeli colonization of the occupied terrorities appears to be a defensive move rather than an offensive one. The documentary also explores the ways that U.S. journalists, for reasons ranging from intimidation to a lack of thorough investigation, have become complicit in carrying out Israel's PR campaign. At its core, the documentary raises questions about the ethics and role of journalism, and the relationship between media and politics.

Interviewees include Seth Ackerman, Mjr. Stav Adivi, Rabbi Arik Ascherman, Hanan Ashrawi, Noam Chomsky, Robert Fisk, Neve Gordon, Toufic Haddad, Sam Husseini, Hussein Ibish, Robert Jensen, Rabbi Michael Lerner, Karen Pfeifer, Alisa Solomon, and Gila Svirsky.

[mogster]

4. This film explains a whole lot

It really worth watching.

[DemReadingDU]

5. Bookmarked for later, K&R

[Disturbed]

6. The RW of America and Israel work together to

snooker the world. Propaganda is their most prolific tool.

[JackNewtown]

11. Yes, and their work is not limited to the RW movement... nt

[grassfed]

7. Cheney, Wurmser & MEMRI

Cheney's War Room Cabinet:

David Wurmser is the Middle East Adviser to Dick Cheney. Wurmser, a neo-conservative, previously served as special assistant to John R. Bolton at the State Department and was a former research fellow on the Middle East at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He is one of the main authors of the 1996 PNAC Clean Break report, a paper prepared for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. The Washington Post reported that FBI counterintelligence investigators had questioned Wurmser, along with Harold Rhode, Paul Wolfowitz and Douglas Feith about the passing of classified information to Ahmad Chalabi and/or the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

David Wurmser's wife, Meyrav Wurmser, founded The Middle East Media Research Institute, or MEMRI, a Middle East press monitoring organization that provides "translations" of Arabic and Farsi media that reflect badly on the character of Arabs or in some way furthers the political agenda of Israel. Memri's intent is to find the worst possible quotes from the Muslim world and disseminate them as widely as possible. They have instant access to all television and radio personalities who often read directly from their emails and faxes.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,7792,773258,00.html
http://www.pnac.info/
http://www.eurotrib.com/comments/2006/7/24/113233/876/5

[PotownHero]

8. What an eye opener!

I never knew how much AIPAC is in control of both our political and news hierarchies...

[grassfed]

9. swiftboat nazis

I hope you're sincere and not being sarcastic. I think it's important to know this but also important to consider that Karl Rove and the Neocon Machine are counting on "Liberal anti-Semitism" as a rallying cry for November and 08. Tikkun, Not in My Name and other progressive Israeli and Jewish groups are great resources for delicate policy areas. Let's not be sitting ducks for swiftboat nazis.

[stephinrome]

10. More resources

We screened the documentary in our film series in Rome.

http://www.peaceandjustice.it/j12-film.php

There was a pdf file on the dvd with loads of resources:

http://www.peaceandjustice.it/ppp-resources.pdf

And here's an article by Fisk on the spin: Telling it Like it Isn't

http://www.commondreams.org/views05/1227-24.htm

And another on US military aid to Israel: Aid to Israel is Out of Hand

http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0108-21.htm

Steph

[jonnyblitz]

12. thanks for those!

I particularly like Fisk. :hi:

[breakaleg]

13. Wow. I'm only a little into it but already I'm appalled at what I see.