Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire
2004 · 68 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 410 VOTES · DIR. Jeremy Earp, Sut Jhally
Overview
This documentary places the Bush Administration's original justifications for war in Iraq within the larger context of a two-decade struggle by neo-conservatives to dramatically increase military spending while projecting American power and influence globally by means of force.
Dialogue Timeline — 607 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:26:51 and met with Saddam Hussein and other top officials as an emissary
00:28:24 We intended to liberate Iraq from Saddam
00:29:41 and you look at our bases, it matches perfectly.
00:31:11 We just pulled out here yesterday
00:32:44 This is the beginning of the “Shock and Awe” campaign
00:34:26 “Through very selective
00:36:08 the Fourth and Sixth Amendments to the Constitution
00:37:38 the lack of trust in government because they don’t tell the truth.
00:39:12 The reality is in hoc, in debt America begging others for money.
00:40:34 In a lot of ways US power in the world is collapsing.
00:42:30 coffee makers, even Shock and Awe condoms.
00:44:36 He left behind a wife, a young son, and a father
00:46:35 and hose them down.
00:48:42 General Zinni of the Marine Corps called them Chicken Hawks
00:50:18 You say you’re the leader of the free world because you have military experience
00:51:58 but he’s shrewd enough to know that those working males out there are very angry
00:53:48 Semper Fi!
00:55:23 “I understand the emotionality of the death penalty.”
00:57:08 because our country faces real threats.
00:58:45 out of the situation that we find ourselves in.
01:00:16 they’re insecure.
01:01:46 Martin Luther King walked in the Gandhian tradition he walked in fearlessness.
01:04:04 to rob us of our multiculturalism, in the name of protecting us.
02:00:00 to stand at over 7 trillion dollars.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed607
Dialogue density8.9 lines / min
First line00:26:51
Final line02:00:00
Production Record
DirectorJeremy Earp, Sut Jhally
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes410