Why We Fight
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“It Is Nowhere Written That The American Empire Goes On Forever”
Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions.
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Cast
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Chalmers Johnson
Self - CIA, 1967-1973
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Joseph Cirincione
Self - Carnegie Endowment for Peace
Gore Vidal
Self - Author, "Imperial America"
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Gattaca
With Honors
Charles Lewis
Self - Center for Public Integrity
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Punk'd
Richard Perle
Self - Advisor, U.S. Dept. of Defense
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Antenne Ti
William Kristol
Self - Project for the New American Century
John McCain
Self - Senator (R/AZ)
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Revealing Ukraine
Ken Adelman
Self
John Ashcroft
Self (archive footage)
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Fahrenhype 9/11
Osama bin Laden
Self (archive footage)
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Fahrenhype 9/11
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
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George W. Bush: The 9/11 Interview
Flight 149: Hostage of War
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
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Feed
Advise & Dissent
Eugene Jarecki Director · Robert Miller Composer Étienne Sauret Cinematographer
United States release January 20, 2005 · Produced in Canada, Denmark, France, United Kingdom, United States · Languages Arabic, English, German
Production
Charlotte Street Films
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ARTE
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BBC Storyville
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CBC
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TV 2
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Sony Pictures Classics
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Canada · Denmark · France · United Kingdom · United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · German
Release dates
United States · January 20, 2005
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Canada
September 13, 2005 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
April 5, 2005 · Premiere · Febio Film Festival
France
January 31, 2006 · TV · ARTE
Germany
January 31, 2006 · TV · ARTE
United Kingdom
February 18, 2006 · Premiere · Keswick Film Festival
March 25, 2007 · Premiere · Human Rights Watch Film Festival
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