In 1970, at the height of the Vietnam war, Peter Dale Scott wrote The War Conspiracy. It was however never published because, as became apparent later, of CIA intervention. The book is about the decisive role the CIA and the oil companies had in deciding to allow the war in Vietnam to escalate. Now, thirty years on, GNN Scott asks about any possible parallels between Vietnam back then and the war against terrorism now.
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Samurai Beat
Trailer for a report about the demonstrations against the WTO summit in Prague. -
The Spirit of America
Patriotic montage of images from American films, intended to boost American morale after 11 September. -
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Newsreelfilms
In the 1960s, a small group of American film-makers produced a collection of independent films that could define that era. They were not reporters in… -
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2001
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2002
- Length
- 5'
- Medium/Format
- Betacam SP PAL