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The War on Democracy

"Never believe anything until it is officially denied"

Set both in Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Pilger says that the film "...tells a universal story... analysing and revealing, through vivid testimony, the story of great power behind its venerable myths. It allows us to understand the true nature of the so-called "war on terror". According to Pilger, the film’s message is that the greed and power of empire is not invincible and that people power is always the "seed beneath the snow".

Top Cast

  • John Pilger

    John Pilger

    Self

  • Hugo Chávez

    Hugo Chávez

    Self

  • Philip Agee

    Philip Agee

    Self

  • Jacobo Árbenz

    Jacobo Árbenz

    Self - President of Guatemala (archive footage)

  • Richard Nixon

    Richard Nixon

    Self (archive footage)

  • Henry Kissinger

    Henry Kissinger

    Self (archive footage)

  • E. Howard Hunt

    E. Howard Hunt

    Self (archive footage)

  • Ari Fleischer

    Ari Fleischer

    Self (archive footage)

  • Allen Dulles

    Allen Dulles

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

Set both in Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Pilger says that the film "...tells a universal story... analysing and revealing, through vivid testimony, the story of great power behind its venerable myths. It allows us to understand the true nature of the so-called "war on terror". According to Pilger, the film’s message is that the greed and power of empire is not invincible and that people power is always the "seed beneath the snow".

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