The Power of Nightmares Volume 3 Part 5 of 6

Interesting BBC film concerning the parallel development of modern Islamic radicalism and Neo-conservatism. Details the rise of the latter movement and its masquerade as traditional conservatism to garner support and acquire power. This film also discusses the development of the current Arab political ideology and shows how both movements originated from the same basic philosophy: masses are more malleable when they are living in a constant state of fear.

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• documentary
• political
• history
• neo-conservative
• kristol
• bush
• cheney
• rumsfeld
• qutb
• strauss
• osama
• bin
• laden
• mujahideen

[sandrawrenn]

Am I the only one who's angry at the media and major news networks who are meant to be journalists who seek out the truth but instead work as rumour mongers for politicians and put fear into the people who regard them as credible news sources!

[deadrebel2]

In the UK the terrorism act has protected us from some very nasty individuals such as the 14 year old girl riding her bike.

The only terrorists that I have seen kidnapping people, holding them against their will, torturing them with Tazors and robbing them of money via fines are the stock exchange traded private police force. Still havn't seen one peice of video of the tube bombers, saw plenty of deMenezes murder though.

7-7 was an inside job

[Sozlled]

@deadrebel2 As a very eloquent Muslim said on the Boarding School Bomber program, these young angry Muslims can believe the other side of this fantasy and these fantasies only become reality when A: You have sent out enough signs to be looked at by the police and "caught" OR you go ignored by people who don't want to bring a media storm on their community for a phase (which it mostly is) so then you need just one to fritter out to its conclusion.

[Sozlled]

@deadrebel2 It's possible BUT the fantasy is a self fulfilling prophecy. You can take the example of "The Boarding School Bomber" and see how he was pulled in by this fantasy and fascination of creating a small explosion. There were SO many opportunities to see where he was going, he was crying out for help. Even went to A&E (after FIRST going a Mosque) when he got a bottle of glass blown in to his hand by accident. Full beard back of the bus with a backpack fantasy that so NEARLY went reality.

[ChorltonBrook]

@lukersmith 02.00- 02:40 He's saying a powerful organised network doesn't exist and was invented, not small Al Queda inspired groups ( who were motivated by the invasions anyway )

[sksnkton]

@Freshhhhh1982 If they knew about it, it is an inside job on some level just what level.

[sksnkton]

@TheGlassbooks Well said.

[sksnkton]

@deadrebel2 Well said.

[MrArdata]

If they expect us to believe their fairy tales, then they might as well tell us that we are being invaded by space aliens so they can go ahead and declare martial law.

Sad to say, many would buy that hook, line and sinker.

[TheGlassbooks]

@deadrebel2 I agree totoally. We've been as hoodwinked as the USA.

[snasernia]

It's highly informative,...although it stops at some very critical point: 9/11 couldn't happen, unless CIA, FBI, USAF looked the other way on that day.