Preventive Warriors (Ctba)
Dir: Michael Burns USA 2003 Duration tbc
Featuring: Noam Chomsky, Tariq Ali, Phil Donahue & Chalmers Johnson
The National Security Strategy (NSS) released by the White House in
September of 2002 lays out a plan for preventive warfare in which the
US government reserves the right to attack any nation that dares to
aspire to what the government perceives may be a potential military
rival or threat. Preventive Warriors is a documentary film that takes
an in-depth look at the NSS, its goals, origins and potential
consequences. Through interviews with intellectuals, academics, and
representatives from leading Washington-based think-tanks, the film
explores the key theoretical and practical underpinnings of a document
that encapsulates the current direction of US foreign policy. Touching
on the most current debates affecting global security including
terrorism, rogue states, and weapons of mass destruction, the film
outlines out the US response to these international crises, in a
unipolar world, might very well impact the course of human history.

Hexagon Theatre, 8pm - This special screening will be introduced by the
director, Michael Burns and followed by a chance to discuss the issues
raised in the film.

Preventive Warriors

www.preventivewarriors.com

Preventive Warriors takes an in-depth look at the Bush Administration's
National Security Strategy document, the blueprint for US-led wars of
the
present and future. Given the global reality of present US power, this
documentary seeks to explore how the current occupants of the White
House
are seeking to use it's leverage and influence to change the course of
human
history. With Noam Chomsky, Tariq Ali, Chalmers Johnson, Phyllis
Bennis and
others.

59 Min.
Directed by Michael Burns, University of Birmingham