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Eyes Wide Open

Dear all,

Our Eyes Wide Open documentary film series continues on Wednesday, November 14 at 7pm with "War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death" by Loretta Alper and Jeremy Earp.

War Made Easy (2007)
Wednesday, November 14, 7pm
Linux Club
Via Giuseppe Libetta, 15c
(Ostiense, metro Garbatella, see directions below)

Film synopsis:
"War Made Easy brings to the screen Norman Solomon's insightful book with an analysis of the strategies used by administrations, both Democratic  and Republican, to promote their agendas for war from Vietnam to Iraq. By  familiarizing viewers with the techniques of war propaganda, War Made  Easy encourages us to think critically about the messages put out by  today's spin doctors - messages which are designed to promote and  prolong a policy of militarism under the guise of the "war on terror.

War Made Easy reaches into the Orwellian memory hole to expose a 50-year pattern of government deception and media spin that has dragged the United States into one war after another. Narrated by actor and activist Sean Penn, the film exhumes remarkable archival footage of official distortion and exaggeration from LBJ to George W. Bush, revealing in stunning detail how the American news media have uncritically disseminated the pro-war messages of successive presidential administrations."

See a review of the film: It didn´t start with Iraq by Robert Jensen
http://tinyurl.com/2lsupf

Join us this Wednesday for an interesting documentary followed by a lively discussion. And come with us for a pizza afterwards in a local pizzeria.

Linux Club requires an 8 Euro/year membership card (valid for the calendar year).

Getting to Linux
By metro: B line to Garbatella, exit towards Ostiense, cross the tracks via the overpass, walk straight to via Ostiense, turn left to via Libetta, then left to Linux Club.
By bus: Buses 23 and 769 run along via Ostiense. Bus 280 gets you as far as the Piramide, one metro stop away.

Upcoming films:
Nov 28, Thanksgiving Special: The Future of Food
Dec 12, Season Finale: Jesus Camp

See our web site for more information and the full program, which runs through December 12, 2007: http://www.peaceandjustice.it/film-series6.php

See you Wednesday!

Chérine, David, Gene and Ilona (Film Committee)
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U.S. Citizens for Peace & Justice - Rome
info@peaceandjustice.it
http://www.peaceandjustice.it

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