Filmmaker Robbie Martin and Paul Jay discuss Trump and Pence’s foreign policy appointments and advisors which include many of the neocons who created The Project for the New American Century and are now targeting Iran. Robbie Martin on Trump’s Web of Militarists Who Want to Attack Iran ** PAUL JAY: Welcome to The Real News Network. I’m Paul Jay. Well, … Read More
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Untouchable Big Oil Threatens All Life On Earth
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In a system that puts profits over everything, small gangs of billionaires are given free rein to plunder the planet. One of the richest power cliques in the Empire’s inner circle is also imperiling all life on earth at an alarming rate, only to make their pockets fatter.In the United States, the oil industry is a giant, cash-engorged beast with … Read More
‘This Ship is Sinking’ Says Former Bush Official
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Lawrence Wilkerson, retired US Army Colonel and former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, has some surprising things to say about the US government. Wilkerson doesn’t hold back when he explains how US foreign policy has always been about the expansion of sheer power. After WWII, the US expanded “imperial dots”, or military impressions in order to generate … Read More
Alleged CIA Involvement In 2001 Anthrax Attacks
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Three years ago I made a short documentary called American Anthrax, in which I laid out evidence illustrating that the FBI pinned the 2001 “Anthrax Attacks” on an innocent man named Bruce Ivins. Recently I was directed to a compelling Buzzfeed article (a first) that outlined the legal predicament of former drone intelligence analyst Matt Dehart, who claims he had been given a … Read More
A Very Heavy Agenda, Documentary Film
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Media Roots is proud to present the followup to American Anthrax, A VERY HEAVY AGENDA by Robbie Martin. A VERY HEAVY AGENDA follows the trajectory of neoconservative ideologues behind George W. Bush’s foreign policy and who continue to influence the Obama presidency. The documentary will be released in three parts, starting with Part 1: A Catalyzing Event which comes out Thursday October 15th on … Read More