Weapons and terror
Shifting Sands:
The Disarming of Iraq

Madman Films

Reviewer :: Pte Simone Heyer

What happened in Iraq between the first Gulf War and the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime?

Shifting Sands is the documentary of UN weapons inspectors and the work done to destroy chemical weapons and other weaponry.

The documentary offers some new information that interestingly shows how US indecisiveness in 1992 allowed important documents proving the presence of weapons of mass destruction to remain concealed by the Iraqis.

It also presents information from various intelligence agencies around the world and how UNSCOM conducted inspections using this intelligence - and their findings.

This doco offers interesting background information to the latest war in Iraq and the role of the US.

Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times
Madman Films.

Reviewer: Pte Simone Heyer

Noam Chomsky is an academic known for his controversial views. This documentary, produced by a Japanese team, shows a series of his lectures after the September 11, 2001, terrorism strikes in the US. Chomsky puts the attacks in the context of the past 50 years of attacks against civilians.

Because of the production team, Chomsky makes all sort of references to Japan, which at times seem odd, but reminds us that not just the US is affected by acts of terrorism. A bit long-winded, it's only worth watching if you're interested in Chomsky's diatribes.

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