Shocking and Awful - A Grassroots Response to War and Occupation

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Programs in this series

• Baghdad
  A lyrical, moving and disturbing video montage of the American invasion and occupation of Iraq.
• Channels of War
  The mainstream television networks have fanned the flames of war, and have profited from doing so. This program looks at how the U.S. corporate media has sanitized our field of vision.
• Dance of Death
  The American military in Iraq: lambs led to slaughter or centurions for the Empire? Either way, U.S. troops are locked in a deadly interaction with the people of Iraq. This program is also available with Spanish subtitles.
• Empire and Oil
  Modern empires run on oil, and controlling these resources is key to the domination of potential rivals. This program examines the recent history of the Middle East and the Iraq War in relation to the desire of Western powers to control its petroleum resources, "the greatest strategic prize in history.”
• Erasing Memory
  In the wake of the U.S. invasion, the military stood by and watched the destruction of the museums and archives of Iraq, the oldest treasures of human civilization. Millennia of history were bombed, looted and destroyed, and with them much of the memory and culture of Iraq,
• Globalization At Gunpoint
  The military occupation of Iraq has enabled the U.S. to enforce privatization of the Iraqi economy, in effect, selling off Iraq's assets to foreign investors. A look at the challenges to privatization.
• National Insecurities
  In the wake of 911 the U.S. government launched a 21st century pogrom against Arabs and Muslims in the U.S, inflaming racial and religious hatreds and fears.How have people responded.
• Resistance At Home
  Millions of Americans have said NO! to the invasion and occupation of Iraq, and the larger Bush agenda of clampdowns on free speech, increased spying on citizens and the elimination of civil liberties.
• Standing With The Women of Iraq
  Iraqi women's passionate statements of resistance to U.S. occupation are intercut with actions by Code Pink, Women in Black and others who have been at the forefront of protests against the war in the U.S.
• The Art of Resistance
  Picasso responded to the fascist takeover of Spain in the 1930s with his famous painting Guernica. Artists today are responding the the U.S. occupation of Iraq and domestic repression with music, murals, street performance, comedy, cartoon animations and giant puppets. This program is also available with Spanish subtitles.
• The Real Face of Occupation
  What does the U.S. military occupation of Iraq looks from the other end of the gun barrel. Part One of a twelve part series on the war in Iraq.
• The World Says NO To War
  Documents the massive protests of tens of millions of people throughout the world in opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Sounds and images from 16 countries show passionate and creative reactions to militarism and occupation.