Mission Accomplished

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Mission Accomplished - Langan's best yet.
good dvd to see about 9 11 and what's really happening!
The real war is happening now
Objective video journalism

Mission Accomplished
Director: Sean Langan
Manufacturer: Doc Workers
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WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
The World According to Bush
Rush To War
War is Sell
Soldiers Pay

ASIN: B0007Z0O9K
Release Date: 2005-04-12

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Mission Accomplished - Langan's best yet........2006-08-09

Langan spent several months living in and travelling around Iraq, armed with nothing more deadly than a small video camera. The programme began with footage of a small boy smiling holding up a 'USA' poster saying 'Bush good'!, as if to demonstrate that at least some people still welcome the coalition presence (filmed late last year and early this).

Baghdad seemed lively, with plenty of traffic, shops and an appearance of 'normal' daily life. An air of tension seemed o permeate the place, and signs of the 'occupation' were never far away. Just a couple of blocks from the US headquarters an Imam was using a mosque public address system to exhort the locals to throw out the 'Israeli occupation forces.' US representatives eventually managed to put a stop to the broadcast, but I got the impression of a big city with lots of Imams, and lots of public address systems...

'Israeli occupation forces'...

Jews and Israel are clearly a big issue. Or rather, perception of Jew and Israel is a big issue. Numerous scenes showed Langan being jostled by crowds, many of whom were chanting their opposition to Israel. It is quite clear that many see the USA as a tool of Israel, but also that many others actually think the US forces are Jewish, actually Israeli forces in US uniform. The resentment was palpable. 'Down with the Israeli occupiers!' and 'We don't want the Jews here!' are amongst the most polite lines - we can only guess what the BBC did not permit to be translated.

Hand grenade.

At one point (in Ramadi or Fallujah) an inquisitive crowd turned distinctly hostile. Langan was kicked, pushed and one man even pulled out a hand grenade. Nevertheless, a group of concerned locals risked their own safety by protecting him. 'It's okay, he's a journalist, he's a journalist' they repeated, whilst hustling him to the relative security of a local shop. It was a disturbing scene, which could easily have resulted in serious injury or death for Langan.

Fallujah: 'Where People Die!'

Things seemed much more difficult in Ramadi and Fallujah than in Baghdad. In the capital many of the people he spoke with complained about power shortages, traffic control, water supply and employment. Elsewhere, military and political matters were much more prevalent. Langan spent time with the 82nd Airborne in Fallujah. Helicopters clattered overhead constantly. The sound of gunfire crackled sporadically in the distance. The locals kept their distance. If looked like a town under occupation, whatever the substance of the matter.

The 82nd were using bulldozers to demolish the central reservation of a main road, as it had been used to conceal explosive devices. As unidentified parties took pot shots at them from distance, the Airborne went about their demolition, keeping a careful watch in all directions. At least twice, Langan scuttled for cover as rounds passed nearby.

Most of the he spoke to had two main grievances in common: the disruption and inconveniences of household searches ('soldier in my daughter's bedroom with their boots on!') and similar; and the US response to isolated pot shots. The same point was made several times: 'one shot towards them and they respond by opening up on a whole area indiscrimately'.

Langan visited a platoon of infantry based under a bridge, most days for a couple of weeks. The men were friendly, helpful and polite. They were also tense and nervous. 'I don't want to be here', 'we weren't trained for this', and 'I've grown to hate 'em' were amongst their comments. Their tension was increased several fold when a suicide bomber drove a truck full of explosives into their post, killing two men and injuring others. This was the infamous incident recorded on video by the perpetrators.

Early in 2004 Langan spent time talking with people waiting outside Abu Ghraib prison, who were hoping to see relatives. A number of people alleged that abuse was taking place inside. A lady who had worked inside the prison as a translator approached him and went into some detail about the conditions inside, and activities of the guards. As we know, these stories proved to be true. The local Iraqis knew they were true at the time, such were the numbers of witnesses, in one form or another. Their grief, desperation and disappointment was palpable. It will take a long time to change.

Seeing someone like Langan - approachable, likeable and eminently respected in his field - on the streets, in houses and talking to real people, beats any number of third hand articles for immediacy and passion. He has my complete respect. I suspect he will gain yours too, should you see this film.

good dvd to see about 9 11 and what's really happening!.......2005-08-14

It's an analysis of the September 11th attack, similar to Painful Deceptions dvd. Some of the allegations are extremely serious and at least some of the questions seem to have a lot of evidence such as the lack of
debris from the Pentagon struck by a commercial liner.
(yet not a single picture of the plane from
surveillance video & the hole in the building was not
large enough) Also the aircraft impacts & fires in all
probability would not have destroyed a single body
beyond positive identification and yet all evidence
was destroyed including FAA tapes. The buildings
neatly collapsed into fine powder without toppling
over. Scientific evidence shows that any size fire will never pulverize a steel building. The debris was disposed of overseas by the same company as the Oklahoma bombing scam, so there could be no investigations. There is evidence that a
group of Pentagon officials, other government
officials, business leaders & priveleged companies were warned hours before the attack to stay out of the buildings and much much more. Also these dvd's covered the evidence found for the 9
11 inconsistencies. They are great too! I always use Amazon.
Painful Deceptions - dvd
9 11 IN PLANE SITE - dvd
9 11 THE GREATEST LIE EVER SOLD - dvd
9 11 THE GREAT ILLUSION - dvd
BUSH FAMILY FORTUNES - dvd
and of course, BUSH'S BRAIN - dvd

The real war is happening now.......2005-05-14

Shocking, honest, brave and an amazing eye-opener. Watch this movie if you really want to know what's happening in Iraq. Shows both sides of the story about the insurgency war that you won't see on TV. Critical of US policy, but sympathetic to the American soldiers on the ground. Historical movie.

Objective video journalism.......2005-04-27

This guy has a lot of balls and curiousity. He takes a video camera and an interpreter to the major conflict areas of Iraq and shows what the average citizen and the extremists believe and what the US soldiers are facing day-to-day. Unadulterated realism. Highly recommended.

Mission Accomplished: The Story of the B-17 Flying Fortress

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Mission Accomplished: The Story of the B-17 Flying Fortress

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ASIN: B0008166WM

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This is a documentary movie that covers the first B-17 operational mission into Germany. Movie opens with shot below and looking up at massive B-17s. Camera plane pulls away. MS of ground crew working on B-17. Bombardier is escorted to plane. Bombs are lugged to plane. Waist gunner prepares machine gun for mission. Interior shot of waist gunners checking ammunition. Crew loads bombs into B-17. Crews ride bike to operations hut. Secret inside view of actual briefing of first operational strike of B-17s on Germany. These actual shots let you feel exactly what it was like to be there that day. The target is presents. It is Rouen, Germany. Crews look nervous and tense. These are the actual crews that flew that first B-17 mission. Flak warnings are given. Time check is conducted. Crews leave to prepare for mission. Crews get geared up and ride jeeps to planes where ground crews have made everything ready. The props are pulled through. Crew enters B-17 through all entrances. Engines are fired. We closely see B-17 YANKEE DOODLE. Ground crew pulls chocks and the first plane makes hard turn, JARRIN JENNY and STINKY to line up for takeoff. Ground crew waves goodbye and pilot closes window. Excellent shots of B-17s taking off. Close angle. One B-17 banks just after liftoff. Formation of B-17s flys low over field. Aerial formation shots. Nice view of B-17s over puff clound base. Interior shots of crew in flight. Rare look at some positions. Planes are attacked. Bombardier gets his fix and we watch bombs drop out of planes and strike target. B-17s form tight formation for run home. Close shots of B-17s landing. In some shots B-17s land just over camera. More aerial formation shots. This time formation is simply one long line across.

Mission Accomplished - Story of the B-17 Flying Fortress

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Mission Accomplished - Story of the B-17 Flying Fortress

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Experience history in the making during the global conflict of World War II!
Available NOW on DVD - 'Mission Accomplished - The Story of the B-17 Flying Fortress'
Experience actual B-17 combat missions during World War 2.

ASIN: B000COB45Y

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'Mission Accomplished - The Story of the B-17 Flying Fortress' -- Available NOW on DVD! Witness one of the most legendary and magnificent aircraft in the history of the World. Watch as the Army Air Forces' B-17 crews prepare for and execute actual bombing run missions during World War II! Originally produced in 1942 by the Office of War Information, Bureau of Motion Pictures, under the auspices of The War Activities Committee of The Motion Picture Industry.

Biography - Peter Graves: Mission Accomplished

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Biography - Peter Graves: Mission Accomplished
Starring: Peter Graves
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
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The words, "Good morning, Mr. Phelps" might appropriately have been accompanied by the strains of Grieg's "Morning," for the actor portraying the leader of the IMF (on the TV series "Mission Impossible") was Norwegian American Peter Aurness, AKA Peter Graves. He played that role from 1967-73, reprising it a 1988-90 MI series on which he was the only returning member of the original casts. Born on March 18, 1926 in Minneapolis, Minn., he is the younger brother of Gunsmoke star James Aurness (Arness). Graves is well remembered by those of the Baby Boomer generation as Jim on the children's TV series, "Fury," and has distinguished himself of late as alternating host of the popular A&E series, "Biography." His cast credits are extensive.

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