Hermann Goering- "Why of course the people don't want war. Why should some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally the common people don't want war; neiter in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."
Sounds a lot like the playbook that the Bush team is using.
Bart-
Disney is afraid of losing their tax cuts because the movie is very damaging to Bush. Supposedly the movie exposes his family's numerous business dealings with Saudi royalty as well as Osama Bin Laden's family! These are the same people who represent the extreme form of Islam known as Wahhabi which regards the Us and Israel as mortal enemies. Now that wouldn't look good if it became widly known that James Baker and the Bush clan have personally profitted from dealings with these characters.
Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were Saudi and we decide to invade Iraq? Now that it is widely accepted that the WMD intelligence was false they say we went in because Saddam was a brutal dictator. That is true but there are many brutal dictators in the world. I'm definitely not saying we should have invaded Saudi Arabia but the logic to go into Iraq is flawed at best when you compare Iraq to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia arguably led the world in public beheadings. A plaza in Riyadh is referred to as Chop-Chop square. Guess who Bush smoked a Cohiba with on September 13 on the Truman Balcony? None other than Prince Bandar whose family ran Saudi Arabia, the country that ruled with an iron fist and provided the majority of the hijackers for 9/11. Seem strange?
Definitely a lot of info in that movie by the "...communist bastard" which would damage Bush's interests and those of corporations benefitting from his administration.