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Control Room

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Village Vidiot

Bronwen and I liked this documentary about Al-Jezeera, the Arab satellite tv station that has so much audience in the Middle East and the Arab community in the US. It is both supportive and critical, acknowledging the bias of these Arab journalists (their despair and confusion on the fall of Baghdad is palpable) and the desire of some to transcend their philiopietism and become critical journalists. At the same time, by using the war in Iraq, it trashes much of the US media as equally biased and controlled by the US military. Pay special attention to the tumbling of the statue: both the distortion by the US and the Arab’s refusal to accept that any Arab might actually do this. It is a powerful film. Some of the journalists are very impressive and one of the most sensitive folks in the film is the US Marine Captain Rushing who is the spokesperson to the network. The targeting of the network by US jets led to the murder of one of their journalists. One moment of great interest is when one of the more critical reporters (critical of both sides) proclaims his belief that the American people will not accept such lies and bad policy. His misplaced faith almost makes me weep. It is a good film worth seeing

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