Editing Hijacking Catastrophe

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'''''Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire''''' is a 2004 documentary film narrated by [[Julian Bond]] and directed by Jeremy Earp and [[Sut Jhally]]. It examines the possibility that [[neoconservatives]] used the [[September 11 attacks]] to usher in a new [[doctrine]] of expanding [[United States|American]] power through military force under the guise of a "[[war on terror]]" and that the doctrine, known as the [[Project for the New American Century]] (PNAC),<ref>''Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media'', Edited by John D. H. Downing [https://books.google.com/books?id=WcF1AwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Hijacking+Catastrophe%22&pg=PA322 Page 322]</ref><ref>''The New Yorker'', Volume 82, Issues 27-35 [https://books.google.com/books?id=0pMeAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Hijacking+Catastrophe%22PNAC Page 5]</ref><ref>''Progressive Hollywood: A People's Film History of the United States'', By Ed Rampell [https://books.google.com/books?id=0X2oeDjwcicC&dq=%22Hijacking+Catastrophe%22&pg=PA247 Page 247]</ref> had been laid out prior to 9/11 by its authors, which include [[Dick Cheney]], [[Paul Wolfowitz]], [[Donald Rumsfeld]], [[Jeb Bush]], and [[Dan Quayle]].

==Summary==
The film maintains that fear of [[terrorism]] was manipulated to support goals which are in step with the PNAC; namely the overthrow of [[Saddam Hussein]].<ref>''The New Yorker'', Volume 82, Issues 27-35 [https://books.google.com/books?id=0pMeAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Hijacking+Catastrophe%22PNAC Page 5]</ref><ref>''Progressive Hollywood: A People's Film History of the United States'', By Ed Rampell [https://books.google.com/books?id=0X2oeDjwcicC&dq=%22Hijacking+Catastrophe%22&pg=PA247 Page 247]</ref> Not just for control of regional strategic resources ([[natural gas]] and [[Petroleum|oil]]), but to reassert American dominance on the [[world]] stage as a warning to potential adversaries.<ref>''Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media'', Edited by John D. H. Downing [https://books.google.com/books?id=WcF1AwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Hijacking+Catastrophe%22&pg=PA322 Page 322]</ref> Interviews were conducted with critics such as [[Noam Chomsky]] and [[Nobel Peace Prize]] laureate [[Jody Williams]]. It also interviews policy analysts, military brass, [[journalists]], insider observations from Chief [[UN]] Weapons Inspector [[Scott Ritter]] and [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]] [[whistleblower]] Lt. Colonel [[Karen Kwiatkowski]].

The historical context of the "[[Bush Doctrine]]" is examined and compared to Wolfowitz's PNAC philosophy. The film goes on to look at the "selling of American empire" and the possible economical, social, cultural and political implications it will have in [[United States|America]], and on the world if implemented further during [[George W. Bush|Bush's]] second term.

==Cast==
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* [[Tariq Ali]]
* [[Benjamin Barber]]
* [[Medea Benjamin]] 
* [[Noam Chomsky]] 
* [[Kevin Danaher (activist)|Kevin Danaher]]
* [[Mark Danner]] 
* [[Shadia Drury]]
* [[Michael Dyson]] 
* [[Daniel Ellsberg]] 
* [[Michael Franti]] 
* [[Stan Goff]] 
* [[William D. Hartung|William Hartung]] 
* [[Robert W. Jensen|Robert Jensen]]
* [[Chalmers Johnson]] 
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* [[Jackson Katz]] 
* [[Michael T. Klare]] 
* [[Karen Kwiatkowski|Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski (Ret.)]]
* [[Norman Mailer]]
* [[Zia Mian]]
* [[Mark Crispin Miller]]
* [[Scott Ritter]] 
* [[Vandana Shiva]] 
* [[Norman Solomon]] 
* Greg Speeter
* [[Fernando Suarez del Solar]]
* [[Immanuel Wallerstein]] 
* [[Jody Williams]] 
* Max Wolff<ref>Slant Magazine, September 5, 2004 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/hijacking-catastrophe Hijacking Catastrophe by Ed Gonzalez]</ref><ref>University of Missouri [http://www.healthymissouri.net/videolibrary/hijackingcatastrophe.html Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & Selling of American Empire]</ref>
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==See also==
*''[[Why We Fight (2005 film)|Why We Fight]]'' (2005 film)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.hijackingcatastrophe.org/ ''Hijacking Catastrophe'' - Official Website]
* [http://www.mediaed.org/ Media Education Foundation]
* {{IMDb title|0419806|Hijacking Catastrophe}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|hijacking_catastrophe_9_11_fear_the_selling_of_american_empire|Hijacking Catastrophe}}

[[Category:2004 films]]
[[Category:2004 documentary films]]
[[Category:American documentary films]]
[[Category:Documentary films about American politics]]
[[Category:Documentary films about the September 11 attacks]]
[[Category:2000s American films]]