When you realize this film was made in 2003, (well before Fahrenheit 9/11 came out in the fall of 2004), it is an invaluable documentary. It still contains information that other films have not brought out. The parallel between the Reichstag fire in Germany and how it was used to justify repression there and the way the Bush administration has exploited the tragedy of September 11th to launch the neoconservatives' agenda of perpetual war and empire-building. Five years later, and into the future neocons will continue to use 9/11 as their Pearl Harbor justification for further erosion of our Bill of Rights through their repressive, (and Orwellian new-speak-named) "Patriot Act.")
The personal first-hand accounts from ordinary Americans lend a powerful credibility to this film. It is really a shame that it has been so rarely seen, and is now out-of-print. Unless and until the filmmaker can come up with the necessary money to reprint more DVDs, it is now one of the hard-to-find but well-worth seeking out documents of our post-9/11 American nightmare of denial and Big Brother consolidation of power under the Bush regime's so-called "unitary government." Whatever became of "checks and balances", and the three independent branches of the federal government (legislature/Congress, judiciary/Supreme Court, and executive/White House), and the Bill of Rights? This film is an extremely valuable introduction to get Americans thinking about these vital issues. After seeing "LIBERTY BOUND" and outstanding follow-up film is the documentary "Hijhacking Catastrophe" by the Media Education Foundation. Watch both. They compliment each other.
The personal first-hand accounts from ordinary Americans lend a powerful credibility to this film. It is really a shame that it has been so rarely seen, and is now out-of-print. Unless and until the filmmaker can come up with the necessary money to reprint more DVDs, it is now one of the hard-to-find but well-worth seeking out documents of our post-9/11 American nightmare of denial and Big Brother consolidation of power under the Bush regime's so-called "unitary government." Whatever became of "checks and balances", and the three independent branches of the federal government (legislature/Congress, judiciary/Supreme Court, and executive/White House), and the Bill of Rights? This film is an extremely valuable introduction to get Americans thinking about these vital issues. After seeing "LIBERTY BOUND" and outstanding follow-up film is the documentary "Hijhacking Catastrophe" by the Media Education Foundation. Watch both. They compliment each other.
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