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John Pilger film banned by liberal US Lannan Foundation
Santa Fe : NM : USA | Jun 11, 2011

Pilger says in an open letter to Noam ChomskyNoam Chomsky:I am writing to you and a number of other friends mostly in the US to alert you to the extraordinary banning of my film on war and media, 'The War You Don't See', and the abrupt cancellation of a major event at the Lannan Foundation in Santa Fe in which David Barsamian and I were to discuss free speech, US foreign policy and censorship in the media.

Pilger went on: ""Lannan invited me and David over a year ago and welcomed my proposal that they also host the US premiere of 'The War You Don't See', in which US and British broadcasters describe the often hidden part played by the media in the promotion of war, notably in Iraq and Afghanistan. The film has been widely acclaimed in the UK and Australia; the trailer and reviews are on my website www.johnpilger.com ""

The banning and cancellation was on the personal orders of Patrick Lannan. It is his wealth that funds the foundation. The ban happened just 48 hours beofre Pilger and David Barsamian were to leave for Santa Fe. Just a few days before an official from the foundation said what a great honor it was to have Pilger attend. Neither Pilger nor Barsamian have had any explanation of why the event was cancelled.



Pilger concludes:""There is a compelling symbol of our extraordinary times in all of this. A rich and powerful individual and organisation, espousing freedom of speech, has moved ruthlessly and unaccountably to crush it.""

For more see the article linked at the top. There still is no explanation apprently as to why Pilger's film showing and talk were cancelled. The situatiion is most puzzling because Lannan is not known as someone who attempts to censor events. There must have been pressure from somewhere that was effective and at the last minute. The film certainly could be very embarassing to several governments including that of the U.S.

NOTE: I have uploaded part of the documentary that is on You Tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jmtMOr9oGo   first 10 minutes

with portuguese subtitles in seven parts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwcWutx1yi4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7gfpM8tvnQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmm-XdS677E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD3449y_fnc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8t-2894rPU   part 5 of 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OazPj5rhdyY  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWZnrjrPeG8

full movie
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/6042414/John_Pilger_-_The_War_You_Don_t_See
other formats avi xvid divx qt mov etc please leave a comment


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