Hifsa Shaukat only

Students are to go to the following website: http://www.topdocumentaryfilms.com

 

Enter the following into the search engine: Liberty Bound

1. Historian Howard Zinn stated regarding President George W. Bush, “This is the worst American Administration we have had in the 20th century. It is unrestrained by public & world opinion, with the tightest constellation of Right-Wing People that seem determine to be at war.” Do you believe there are Fascist tendencies in the U.S.? How does Howard Zinn’s statement if any compare to President Obama’s Administration? Explain in detail. 

2. Do you think it’s legitimate to compare President George W. Bush to Hitler? Explain in detail.

3. Explain Michael Ruppert’s statement, “Fascism & Corporatism are interchangeable.” Do you agree/disagree?

3. Explain Michael Ruppert’s statement, “Fascism & Corporatism are interchangeable.” Do you agree/disagree?

4. How do you feel learning that Prescott Bush (President George W. Bush’s Grandfather) funded Hitler’s Nazi regime & was involved in slave labor? Do you feel this “Lineage” is corrupt, evil, or self-serving? Explain.

5. Regarding the (3) interviews by Winston, Michael Moore, & Jeff Seemann; do you believe their civil rights & liberties were violated? Do you believe the Patriot Act is justified? 

6. Howard Zinn made reference that after 9/11, there was a rush of Patriotism and men entering the military to “Serve Their Country.” He said, “The Government is not the country, you are not fighting for your country, you are fighting for the Government, Political Leaders, & Corporations that will make money for the war.” Do you agree/disagree. Explain in detail. 

 

 

Students are to go to the following website: http://www.topdocumentaryfilms.com

 

Enter the following into the search engine: American Blackout

1. Do you believe the 2nd Iraq War engagement would still have occurred if Al Gore had won the Presidency

2. In this film African Americans claim they were unable or had great difficulty voting in the 2000 election. Do you believe disenfranchisement occurred? What are the possible implications?

3. Do you believe Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney’s (D-Georgia) assertion that President Bush knew the 9/11 attack would occur? Is her critique of President Bush valid?