The Power of Nightmares (Rise of the Politics of Fear) is an excellent doc exposing the military industrial/security complex and the advancement of fear to control the masses through “boogeymen” known as “terrorists”. Not the be all end all but definitely a larger piece of the puzzle. You can download (not a torrent site) for free for educational purposes here. Politicians have lost the power to promise our dreams with dissatisfaction by the public in all of the isms so now they deliver us nightmares and the promise to protect us from them. The fantasy called international terrorism. ( at left Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri -the now leader of Al-Ciada)
The first part is titled “Baby it Cold oustide”part 1- covering the Cold War and rise of Islamism and using the Islamists to fighting the Soviets. The birth of the clandestine services getting in with Islamist movements. An old saying from the Brits (intelligence service types) used to go ” you can’t own an Arab you can only rent them”
“Phantom Victory” part 2 – the radicalization of the Islamist movements. Blow-back. Afghanistan.
“Shadows in Caves”part 3- Invasion of Iraq (2003) and debunking the Osama Bin Laden myth. Showing the real shell game in action.
the third part is interesting with a bit on Ayman al-Zawahiri, otherwise now known as the new leader of Al-Qaeda, funny didn’t seem like the most successful leader then as he is apparently today. Think Again has a really good article on him here. -EvS