The Power of Nightmares 1: The Rise of the Politics of Fear (BBC-2004)
In this first part of the series written and produced by Adam Curtis explains the origin of Islamism and Neo-Conservatism.
Continue reading →In this first part of the series written and produced by Adam Curtis explains the origin of Islamism and Neo-Conservatism.
Continue reading →The final episode addresses the actual rise of al-Qaeda. Curtis argues that, after their failed revolutions, bin Laden and Zawahiri had little or no popular support, let alone a serious complex organization of terrorists, and were dependent upon independent operatives to carry out their new call for jihad. With the 11 September attacks, Neo-Conservatives in the new Republican government of George W. Bush use this created concept of an organisation to justify another crusade against a new evil enemy, leading … Continue reading →
In this second part of the series written and produced by Adam Curtis explores Islamist factions, rapidly falling under the more radical influence of Zawahiri and his rich Saudi acolyte Osama bin Laden, join the Neo-Conservative-influenced Reagan Administration to combat the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan.
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