"The Power of Nightmares" from acclaimed documentary maker Adam Curtis, tells the story of the Political Islamists and the American Neoconservatives, the ideas that inspired them and how their paths crossed as they rose to power. It explores how the two forces have used both terror and deception to create an increasingly fractured world, in which populations wait in fear of the next mass terror attack.
(BBC, 2004)
Just saw this BBC's new documentary series and it's pretty amazing, one of the best documentaries I've ever seen actually. It was recently aired in the UK but there are currenly no plans to show it in the USA. Unfortunately there's only the first part available for download but I'm sure that you'll will find a way to get the other parts too if you got interested
intresting to say the least.. i want to see part 2 and 3 now
Nov-13-2004 18:38
Trancer-X
mutatis mutandis
Registered: Jul 2001
Location: Shambhala
Leo Strauss believes that Western liberalism leads to nihilism? What's more interesting is that several people in our current administration embrace the Straussian philosophy.
Basically, it translates to both sides employing the "ends justify the means" ideology.
God help us all!!! (and whichever God that you may or may not personally subscribe to being irrelevant ~ we need all the help we can get right now!)
Nov-13-2004 20:43
KaNoS
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Feb 2001
Location: México
Interesting
Hey breakaholic nice post. Do you have by chance parts two and three?
it is sad to notice that what these radicals are doing, is in the end just what Plato was attemting to do two thousand years ago. Arresting change, and the set up of a tribal like society.
I recommend The Open Society and its Enemies by Karl Popper to anyone who is interested in a bigger argumentation of my previous comment, which is but an extreme resume of the first part of the book.
Nov-15-2004 01:24
breakaholic
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jun 2001
Location: Finland
I did a search for torrent files. Looks like all 3 parts are here.
Registered: Jan 2004
Location: 9 Bywater Street, Chelsea, London
quote:
Originally posted by josh4
Its only the most prestigious news corporation in the world...
May-07-2005 01:14
breakaholic
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jun 2001
Location: Finland
quote:
Originally posted by josh4
I'm posting this because I actually believe this documentary is worth watching
Btw. The Power of nightmares has won the best documentary series award at the British Academy Televison Awards and will be screened in Cannes this year as well ! Good to see it's finally getting some wider media recognition.
Last edited by breakaholic on May-07-2005 at 09:15
May-07-2005 08:36
Trancer-X
mutatis mutandis
Registered: Jul 2001
Location: Shambhala
quote:
Originally posted by breakaholic
I'm posting this because I actually believe this documentary is worth watching
Don't mind our resident village idiots, as they abound on TA just as they do in most internet forums.
Anyhow, someone has to supply the fodder for the dull, inattentive and heedless masses, don't they? That's where our village idiots come in to lend that helping hand.
but links for all 3 parts (high-res avi): 
