End the Wars, Free Bradley Manning - Join us in Washington, DC March 18 to 20
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Join us in Washington, DC March 18 to 20 for a series of events focused on ending the wars and freeing alleged WikiLeaks whistle blower, Bradley Manning.
Dear Dick,
March 19 is the anniversary of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. Since then the war has expanded to Afghanistan and under President Obama, Afghanistan has escalated. Now the CIA is leading a ‘secret’ war in Pakistan and causing a major diplomatic crisis with a Blackwater agent who worked for the CIA imprisoned after allegedly killing two Pakistanis. And, the war in Iraq continues with tens of thousands of troops, and tens of thousands of mercenaries still fighting in Iraq as protests against the Iraqi government increase.
The wars will only end by a consistent anti-war campaign that includes constant acts of civil resistance. This March 19th Voters for Peace is endorsing a protest led by four veterans groups, Veterans for Peace, Iraq Vets Against the War, March Forward! And Vietnam Veterans Against War, that will include mass civil resistance at the White House. Join us and participate. We are seeking to have more than the 131 vets and their allies who were arrested in December building the resistance needed to end the wars risk arrest. I will be one of them, join me.
For more on this event visit Stop These Wars.
On March 20th, there will be a march and protest in Quantico, Virginia at the Marine Base where Bradley Manning is being held in solitary confinement. Manning has not been found guilty of any crime yet his pre-trial detention has morphed into pre-trial punishment, as he has been held for 9 months in solitary.
On March 18th there will be a pre-event at Bush Boys and Poets (5th and K Streets, NW) that will feature notable speakers , among them Pulitizer Prize Winning war correspondent Chris Hedges, CODE PINK’s Medea Benjamin and author of War Is a Lie, David Swanson. Music will be provided by Deadwood, featuring Margaret Flowers, and by Watermelon Slim.
These wars are killing people every day, destroying families, forcing people from their homes and undermining U.S. national security and the economy. President Obama is once again putting forward a larger weapons and war budget, this one the largest since World War II, despite the faltering economy.
Please join us in Washington, DC-area for these important events.
Kevin Zeese
Executive Director
Voters for Peace
More information:
Friday, March 18th, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Pre-event, speakers and music at Bus Boys and Poets, 5th and K Street, NW, Washington, DC
Saturday, March 19th, 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM, Pre-event briefing, St. Stephen’s Church, 1525 Newton Street NW (corner of 16th)
Noon rally at Lafayette Park
1:00 PM Civil Resistance at the White House
More information see http://www.stopthesewars.org/
Sunday, March 20th, Rally and March to Quantico for Bradley Manning
2 pm, Main St. and Rt. 1 (Jeff Davis Hwy.), Quantico, VA
See bradleymanning.org for more information.
Two 56-person buses have been reserved for five hours. Board buses in front of Union Station, 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE, in Washington, D.C., at 12:30 p.m.
Buses will be boarding to return from Triangle/Quantico at 4:30 p.m.
To reserve tickets for the bus ($10 round-trip): www.couragetoresist.org/bus
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
New Video on US Empire Expanding into Space
Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space
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Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space is a documentary film by Denis Delestrac with a music score by Amon Tobin. The film deals with the issue of space weapons and their politics, featuring interviews with several key United States military personal, academics such as Noam Chomsky and others, including Martin Sheen. The film won the Best Documentary award at the 2009 Whistler Film Festival and has been selected in a number of international film festivals.[1][2]Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space Directed by Denis Delestrac Produced by Lucie Tremblay, Jeremy Edwardes, Brice Garnier, ARTE France Written by Denis Delestrac, Harold Crooks Narrated by Mikela Jay Music by Amon Tobin Cinematography Jean-Pierre Saint-Louis Editing by Alam Raja Distributed by Films Transit International Running time 85 minutes Country Canada - France Language English - French
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[hide][edit] Synopsis
The prospect of Earth being ruled from space is no longer science-fiction. The dream of the original Dr. Strangelove, Wernher von Braun (from Nazi rocket-scientist to NASA director) has survived every US administration since World War II and is coming to life. Today the technology exists to weaponize space, a massive American industry thrives, and nations are maneuvering for advantage.Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space
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Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space is a documentary film by Denis Delestrac with a music score by Amon Tobin. The film deals with the issue of space weapons and their politics, featuring interviews with several key United States military personal, academics such as Noam Chomsky and others, including Martin Sheen. The film won the Best Documentary award at the 2009 Whistler Film Festival and has been selected in a number of international film festivals.[1][2]Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space Directed by Denis Delestrac Produced by Lucie Tremblay, Jeremy Edwardes, Brice Garnier, ARTE France Written by Denis Delestrac, Harold Crooks Narrated by Mikela Jay Music by Amon Tobin Cinematography Jean-Pierre Saint-Louis Editing by Alam Raja Distributed by Films Transit International Running time 85 minutes Country Canada - France Language English - French
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[hide][edit] Synopsis
The prospect of Earth being ruled from space is no longer science-fiction. The dream of the original Dr. Strangelove, Wernher von Braun (from Nazi rocket-scientist to NASA director) has survived every US administration since World War II and is coming to life. Today the technology exists to weaponize space, a massive American industry thrives, and nations are maneuvering for advantage.
[edit] Production
Among the challenges faced by the production team was the difficulty to get the authorization to bring a camera inside the Air Force Space Command bases and other US military and government locations. After four months of investigation, the US Department of Defense's public relations office decided to grant Denis Delestrac and his crew the access to the locations they had requested. It is the first time most of the Air Force Space Command bases are shot by a civilian film crew.
[edit] Locations
- Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama
- Air Force Space Command's 50th Space Wing, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Starfire Optival Range, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- The Space Foundation, National Space Symposium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- The White House, Washington DC
- US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- US Air Force Research Laboratory, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- US Department of Defense, Arlington, Virginia
- United States House of Representatives, Washington DC
- White Sands Missile Range, Albuquerque, New Mexico
[edit] Interviews
The film features interviews with prominent weaponization of space advocates, space policy analysts, politicians, diplomats, military officials and peace activists. The following individuals were interviewed for the film:Martin Sheen at an anti-war protest in October 2007.
- General Franklyn Blaisdell, US Air Force Air and Space Operations
- Doctor Helen Caldicott, Australian physician and anti-nuclear advocate
- General Kevin P. Chilton, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command
- Professor Noam Chomsky, MIT professor, linguist and political activist
- Joseph Cirincione, president, the Ploughshares Fund
- Richard DalBello, vice president, Intelsat
- Everett Dolman, military space strategist
- Alain Dupas, European space expert
- Craig Eisendrath, former diplomat, US State Department
- Frank Gaffney, Center for Security Policy
- Bruce Gagnon, Global Network against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space
- Bill Gertz, The Washington Times
- Karl Grossman, author of "Weapons in Space"
- Theresa Hitchens, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
- Gregory Kulacki, Union of Concerned Scientists
- Senator Jon Kyl
- Professor Howard E. McCurdy, American University
- Mike Moore, author of "Space Cop"
- Roald Sagdeev, former director of the Russian Space Research Institute
- Martin Sheen, actor and activist
- Isabelle Sourbès-Verger, French National Centre for Scientific Research
- Baker Spring, The Heritage Foundation
- Steven Staples, The Rideau Institute
- Robert J. Stevens, CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Cadet Colton Tuttle, US Air Force Academy
- Tim Weiner, The New York Times
- Loring Wirbel, Citizens for Peace in Space
- Litai Xue, Stanford University
[edit] Versions
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Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (February 2011)[edit] Theatrical version
The 85-minute theatrical version screened at international film festivals since November 2009 and will be released in theaters across Canada in June 2010.
[edit] ARTE version
A 76-minute version, titled "Pax Americana ou la conquête militaire de l'espace", was created for French-German broadcaster and co-producer ARTE. It was broadcast in March 2010 and was followed by a debate on the weaponization of space including French TV host Annie-Claude Elkaïm with Samuel Black (Henry L. Stimson Center, Washington DC), Otfried Nassauer (Berlin Information Center for Transatlantic Security, Berlin) and Xavier Pasco (Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, Paris)
[edit] 52 minutes version
A 52-minute version was edited for the French-Canadian public broadcaster Radio Canada (dubbed and narrated in French) and for the international TV market (in English).
[edit] CBC version
This 43-minute version, titled "Masters of Space", premiered on CBC-TV and repeated on CBC News Network in April 2010 as part of the scientific and environmental program "The Nature of Things", presented and narrated by acclaimed Canadian environmental activist David Suzuki.
[edit] Festivals and awards
- Best Documentary Award, Whistler Film Festival 2009 (Canada)
- Official Selection, International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam « IDFA » 2009 (Netherlands)
- Official Selection, Festival international de programmes audiovisuels « FIPA » 2010 (Biarritz, France)
- Official Selection, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2010 (Greece)
- Official Selection, Victoria Film Festival, 2010 (Canada)
- Official Selection, Planete Doc Review Film Festival, 2010 (Varsaw, Poland)
- Official Selection, « DOXA » Documentary Festival, 2010 (Vancouver, Canada)
- Official Selection, London International Documentary Festival, 2010 (London, UK)
- Official Selection, Sci-Fi London, 2010 (London, UK)
- Official Selection, Madrid International Documentary Festival, 2010 (Madrid, Spain)
- Official Selection, Encounters International Documentary Festival, 2010 (Cape Town, South Africa)
- Opening Film, Oxdox International Documentary Festival, 2010 (Oxford, UK)
- Official Selection, DocAviv International Documentary Festival, 2010 (Tel Aviv, Israel)
[edit] Soundtrack
The original soundtrack was composed by electronic artist and DJ Amon Tobin who created the Pax Americana Theme and other exclusive tracks for the movie. Additionally, Pax Americana features a number of artists signed by the London based label Ninja Tune like Coldcut, Blockhead, Bonobo and Neotropic as well as Montréal based DJ Champion.
[edit] References
- ^ Dodds, Katherine (2010-05-11). "PAX AMERICANA and the Weaponization of Space tonight at DOXA in Vancouver!". rabble.ca. http://www.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/hellocoolworld/2010/05/pax-americana-and-weaponization-space-tonight-doxa-vancouver. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
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[edit] External links
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- PAX AMERICANA and the Weaponization of Space at the Internet Movie Database
- PAX AMERICANA and the Weaponization of Space trailer and movie clips on Youtube
- France official website
- Films Transit International international agent
- Article in "The ACTivist Magazine"
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