The War on Democracy

The War on Democracy is a 2007 documentary film directed by the British filmmakers Christopher Martin and John Pilger, who also wrote the narration. Focusing on the political states of nations in Latin America, the film criticizes both the United States intervention in foreign countries domestic politics and its War on Terrorism. The film was first released in the United Kingdom on June 15, 2007.

The War on Democracy was screened at both the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and the Galway Film Festival. The film was sold to distributors Lionsgate for distribution in the U.K. and Hopscotch distribution in Australia and New Zealand. Prerelease screening took place at two Fopp locations on June 12, 2007, including one that was followed by a question and answer session with codirector John Pilger.citation needed Pilger recounts the shabby tale of how the postwar United States set about... removing inconvenient nationalisers in small countries, using phoney pretexts cooked up with the help of compliant media... Pilger makes no secret of his own admiration for Chvez, a Bolivarian hero who has had the effrontery to survive without kowtowing to the mighty superpower. But how about Chvezs decision to bypass the National Assembly formonths, and rule by decree? Pilger passes over it very lightly. Maybe he thinks that questioning Chvez on this point would be playing into the hands of the smearmongers. Maybe. But hes in dereliction of his journalistic duty, just the same... But however posterity depicts Chavez, the truth of Pilgers overall story is plain enough. ........

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