Hijacking Catastrophe
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Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire is a documentary narrated by Julian Bond and directed by Jeremy Earp and Sut Jhally. It examines the possibility that neoconservatives used the September 11, 2001 attacks to usher in a new doctrine of expanding American power through military force under the guise of a "war on terror". This doctrine known as the Project for the New American Century (PNAC) had been laid out prior to 9/11 by its authors, which include Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, Donald Rumsfeld, Jeb Bush and Dan Quayle among others.
The film shows how fear of terrorism was manipulated to support goals which are in step with the PNAC; namely the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Not just for control of regional strategic resources (natural gas and oil), but to reassert American dominance on the world stage as a warning to potential adversaries. Interviews were conducted with critics such as Noam Chomsky and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jody Williams. However the film delves deeply into the subject with policy analysts, military brass, journalists, insider observations from Chief UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter and Pentagon whistleblower Lt. Colonel Karen Kwiatkowski.
Instead of being a partisan documentary it explains the historical context of the "Bush Doctrine", its focus on Iraq, and how it closely resembles Wolfowtiz's PNAC philosophy. The film goes on to look at the "selling of American empire" (propaganda) and the possible implications it will have in America, and on the world if allowed to be implemented further during Bush's second term.
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- Hijacking Catastrophe - Official Website
- Media Education Foundation
- Hijacking Catastrophe at the Internet Movie Database
- Rotten Tomatoes: Review Collection
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