Control Room
This very interesting documentary takes a look at the presentation of the Iraq war in the media, particularly on the Al Jazeera station. Frankly, I thought that this movie took a much more even-handed approach than Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 which was, in all fairness, a subpar movie (and that remark has nothing to do with politics by the way - I'm about as liberal as it gets). The most interesting scenes occur in cafes, when the camera pans around to different Iraqis as they watch the news and discuss the impending war. It's a breath of fresh air to get a perspective from the region that hasn't necessarily been "rubber-stamped" by the American media. Find this one if you can. My grade: B+Synopsis: A chronicle which provides a rare window into the international perception of the Iraq War, courtesy of Al Jazeera, the Arab world's most popular news outlet. Roundly criticized by Cabinet members and Pentagon officials for reporting with a pro-Iraqi bias, and strongly condemned for frequently airing civilian causalities as well as footage of American POWs, the station has revealed (and continues to show the world) everything about the Iraq War that the Bush administration did not want it to see. (via Imdb)
Director: Jehane Noujaim (Startup.com)
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The use of the phrase "pro-Iraqi bias" seems to a rather loaded one to me, also rather inaccurate.
To say that is to say that the insurgents the U.S. and Iraqi forces are fighting are essentially the "Iraqi" side of the conflict. It is well known that a substantial number of these "insurgents" are foreign jihadists. And if one refers to the "insurgents" as the "Iraqi" side of the conflict then who the heck are the Iraqis fighting alongside the Americans?
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