http://www.metafilter.com/tags/jarecki Posts tagged with 'jarecki' at MetaFilter. Sat, 06 May 2006 20:12:20 -0800 Sat, 06 May 2006 20:12:20 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/51437/Department%2Dof%2DChoir%2DPreaching <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1422779427989588955">Why We Fight,</a> the BBC documentary from <a href="http://imdb.com/name/nm0418659/">Eugene </a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Jarecki">Jarecki</a> about the American military-industrial complex and its origins (<a href="http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony/whywefight/">trailer@apple</a>). For some reason its up in full at Google Video, so if you didn't get a chance to see it in the theaters, well, here it is! 1hr,40m - save it for later, perhaps. It's named after a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_We_Fight">series of war propaganda newsreels</a>, directed by Frank Capra, demonstrating the need to enter WWII. These too are <a href="http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=%22why+we+fight%22">available on GV</a>, as well as archive.org - to your surprise and delight. And for your convenience: Reels <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/PreludeToWar">One</a>, <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/TheNazisStrike">Two</a>, <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/DivideAndConquer">Three</a>, <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/BattleOfBritain">Four</a>, Five parts <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/BattleOfRussiaI">1</a> and <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/BattleOfRussiaII">2</a>, <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/BattleOfChina">Six</a>, and <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/WarComesToAmerica">Seven</a> tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.51437 Sat, 06 May 2006 20:12:20 -0800 bbc documentary history jarecki propaganda war BlackLeotardFront