The Power of Nightmares

A some-holds-barred look at how fear has come to dominate politics in America, Britain and around the world — which observes that much of that fear is based on an illusion.

 film  by Adam Curtis dated 2005

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Subjects: War On Terror, Al Qaeda, enemy images, fear, Wahabism
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The Power of Nightmares

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The Power of Nightmares is a series of films by Adam Curtis which was broadcast on the BBC in 2005. Tom Secker has termed it "possibly the last great documentary series produced by the BBC." It is remarkable in that it question the official narrative about the origins of Al Qaeda quite soon after 9-11.

Part 1 of the series

Concerns

Scott Noble notes that Curtis "appears to self-censor, often at critical junctures. I don’t recall seeing the slightest hint of skepticism about the official story of September 11th in The Power of Nightmares." This is certainly a striking omission although the film is recommended viewing in any case.

 

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Adam Curtis	“Curtis is an extremely talented filmmaker with an immense repository of archival footage at his disposal (some of which I utilized in Psywar), and he puts out a great product. But I also find that he tends to exaggerate the importance of particular individuals, groups and fanciful ideas in lieu of basic class analysis; he also appears to self-censor, often at critical junctures. I don’t recall seeing the slightest hint of skepticism about the official story of September 11th in The Power of Nightmares.”	Scott Noble Adam Curtis	28 July 2011

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