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Why Do People Hate America (ebook) [cpdl]

Category: eBooks, Magazines, Audio Books
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Copy Paste title: Why Do People Hate America? Digital |> author: Ziauddin Sardar, Merryl Wyn Davies Librarian | `> isbn: 0971394253 _______| `____________ || | | | word count: 68603 ||infor-| |control + a|| pages: 240 ||mation| | || format: .htm ||wants | |control + c|| version: 1 ||to be > | || CPDL ||free `> |control + v|| release no.: 00012 ||__________`|___________|| |___________><____________| _______________________________________________________ The controversial bestseller that caused huge waves in the UK! The Independent calls it "required reading." Noam Chomsky says it "contains valuable information that we should know, over here, for our own good, and the world's." We call it our biggest book so far and will be backing it from day one with guaranteed co-op spending, a national publicity and review blitz, talk radio bookings, various retail sales aids including postcards, and of course the usual full court press on the Web and via email. This is NOT just another 9/11 book: it is the book for those of us trying to understand why America -- and Americans -- are targets for hate. Many people do hate America, in Europe, Asia, South America and Africa, as well as in the Middle East. Ziauddin Sardar and Merryl Wyn Davies explore the global impact of America's foreign policy and its corporate and cultural power, placing this unprecedented dominance in the context of America's own perception of itself. In doing so, they consider TV and the Hollywood machine as a mirror which reflects both the American Dream and the American Nightmare. Their analysis provides an important contribution to a debate which needs to be addressed by people of all nations, cultures, religions and political persuasions -- and especially by Americans. Described by The Times Higher Education Supplement as "packed with tightly argued points," the book is carefully researched and built to withstand the inevitable criticism that will be aimed at it. A book that some reviewers will love to hate and others will praise for its insights, it's guaranteed to cause a stir. Ziauddin Sardar is a prominent and highly respected journalist and author. Prolific and polymath, he is a familiar U.K. television and radio personality. Merryl Wyn Davies, writer and anthropologist, is a former BBC television producer. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/223755921
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CBC Doc Zone - Malls R Us - August 20 2009

Category: Documentary
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CBC Doc Zone - Malls R Us - August 20 2009 What do Al Gore, the Tower of Babel, science fiction, gothic cathedrals, artichokes and roller coasters have in common? All come together in Malls R US, a feature documentary with a multiplex of critical reflections and revelations on one of North America's most popular suburban institutions - the enclosed shopping center. Mixing nostalgia, architectural ambition, pop culture and politics, Malls R US travels from North America, the mall's origins, to some of its newer hosts - Poland, Japan, India and Dubai. Along the way, the film meets Dead Mall activists mourning the loss of their crumbling hangouts, Sci-Fi guru Ray Bradbury extolling the virtues of getting lost in a mall, a popular mass uprising against malls by shopkeepers in India, and a church gathering contemplating the sacredness of shopping centers. Some of the world's most renowned contemporary retail architects and developers explain how malls are the medium through which the 21st century will rebirth decaying cities, inspire monument building, unite mankind, and even help the planet grow green. We'll see Mother Earth - pushed over to make way for the mall - reconfigured in air-conditioned splendor, through babbling fountains, evergreen trees, and glass ceilings. Religious, environmental and labour critics gaze past security cameras onto the shrinking public space, to ask whether community can ever be born out of food courts and superstores. Walking among shoppers and workers of many tongues and cultures, Malls R US wonders, "is there only one true language at the mall - the one where money talks?" Ironic, sobering and visually stunning, this surprising documentary offers a trip to the mall like no other. A new mall in Japan.
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PBS POV - Made in L.A.(2007 09 04) PDTV.XviD~Ekolb

Category: Documentary
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PBS POV - Made in L.A.(2007 09 04) PDTV.XviD~Ekolb Premiere Date: September 4, 2007 Encore presentation: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 549 MiB /1h 10mn 6s 72ms Follow the remarkable story of three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles sweatshops as they embark on a three-year odyssey to win basic labor protections from a trendy clothing retailer. In intimate verité style, the Emmy-award winning Made in L.A. reveals the impact of the struggle on each woman's life as they are gradually transformed by the experience. Compelling, humorous, deeply human, Made in L.A. is a story about immigration, the power of unity and the courage it takes to find your voice. A co-production with the Independent Television Service (ITVS). A Diverse Voices Project co-production. A co-presentation with Latino Public Broadcasting. Format : AVI Length : Codec : XviD Source : PDTV Video #0 : MPEG-4 Visual at 944 Kbps Aspect : 512 x 384 (1.333) at 29.970 fps Audio #0 : MPEG Audio at 136 Kbps Infos : 2 channels, 48.0 KHz Enjoy! Ekolb Support your local PBS Station by making a contribution or by purchasing their DVDs.
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The Belgrade Phantom 2009 DVDRip

Category: Documentary
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Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1979. While Yugoslav president Tito is in Cuba settling international matters, a mysterious Phantom occupies the attention and hearts of Belgrade. Every night, he exhibits spectacular driving maneuvers using a stolen white Porsche car through the city streets. Through the radio the Phantom publicly challenges the police to try and catch him. More than 10.000 people are in the streets supporting their hero. The police are forced into a game where he sets the rules. The Phantom becomes a political threat. What started as a game turned into a political scandal and remained a myth that would never be forgot. Release Date: July 2009 Subtitles: MK,EN Source: RETAiL DVD5 R2 Size: 50 x 15 Mb IMDB Rating: 7.9/10 Runtime: 77 Minutes Genre: Action ViDEO: AUDiO: Resolution: 624×336 Audio Codec: MP3 VBR Video Codec: XviD Audio Bitrate: 163 kb/s Video Bitrate: 1097 kb/s Audio Format: MPEG-1 Layer 3 Aspect Ratio: 1:86:1 Language: Serbo-Croatian
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Crips And Bloods : Made In America - DvDRip - Godcanjudgeme

Category: Documentary
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Crips And Bloods : Made In America - DvDRip - Godcanjudgeme ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- http://www.cripsandbloodsmovie.com/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479044/ A cluster of neighborhoods lies in the heart of Southern California, streets and boulevards forming a grid between concrete ribbons of freeway. Surrounded by the California Dream, this region has a legacy. It is heavily guarded, yet no one is protected. Nearly a quarter of its young men will end up in jail or prison. Many others will end up dead. These neighborhoods in South Los Angeles are home to two of America's most infamous African-American gangs, the Crips and the Bloods. On these streets over the past 30 years, more than 15,000 people have been murdered in an ongoing cycle of gang violence that continues unabated. It was here, just a few miles from the gated communities and sprawling mansions of Beverly Hills and Bel Air, where this nation’s most bloody and costly outbreaks of civil unrest erupted — not once, but twice, 27 years and just three miles apart. ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- DVD Retail Release : 19.05.2009 GCJM Release : 31.05.2009 Genre : Documentary Source : DVDR - FLiK Size : 701 MB Video : XVid - 848 kbps Resolution : 720x400 Framerate : 29.971 fps Audio : MP3 - 192 kbps - vbr - stereo - English Sample : 48000 Hz Subtitles : N/A Runtime : 01:33:05 IMDB Rating : 7.5/10 (141 votes) Director : Stacey Peralta Narrator : Forest Whitaker ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Seed x1/ x2 ..Keep Torrents Alive.. ..Godcanjudgeme..
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Trumbo - AVI - NoRar™ - Godcanjudgeme

Category: Documentary
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Trumbo - AVI - NoRar™ - Godcanjudgeme ---------------------------- ---------------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalton_Trumbo http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0889671/ ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Dalton Trumbo (09.12.1905 – 10.11.1976). American screenwriter and novelist, blacklisted as one of the Hollywood Ten, a group of film professionals who testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1947 during the committee's investigation of Communist influences in the motion picture industry. Screenwriter of "Spartacus" (amongst others)and author of "Johnny Got His Gun", possibly the most powerful anti-war novel ever written, written after the first world war and banned upon it's release in fear of the effect it would have on the nation. This documentary follows the life, writing and most importantly the blacklisting of the author as communist and un-american. With a castlist to make Hollywood's casting assistants envious. ---------------------------- ---------------------------- "He was Hollywood's greatest screenwriter. His words still resonate today. He defied a committee, he defied the system They took his honor. They took his freedom. So Dalton Trumbo went to war. But the ending could only be written by him." ---------------------------- For those who have not yet read "Johnny Got His Gun" I strongly recommend stopping whatever you may be doing, going out and getting hold of a copy, reading it cover to cover, and then reading it again. ---------------------------- Son - "What is democracy?" Father - "Well I was never very clear on it myself. Like every other kind of government, it's got something to do with young men killing each other, I believe." Son - "Why don't old men kill each other?" Father - "Well the old men are needed to keep the home fires burning." Son - "Couldn't the young men do that just as well?" Father - "Young men don't have homes, that's why they must go out and kill each other" Son - "When it comes my turn, will you want me to go?" Father - "For democracy, any man would give up his only begotten son." ---------------------------- "They knew that if all the little people all the little guys saw the future they would begin to ask questions. They would ask questions and they would find answers and they would say to the guys who wanted them to fight, they would say "You lying, thieving sons of bitches. We won't fight. We won't be dead. We will live. We are the world. We are the future. And we won't let you butcher us no matter what you say, no matter what speeches you make, no matter what slogans you write. Remember it well, we are the world, we, we, we are what makes it go round, we make bread and cloth and guns, we are the hub of the wheel and the spokes and the wheel itself, and without us you would be hungry naked worms and we will not die. It will not be us who die. It will be you. It will be you. You who urge us on to battle, you who incite us against ourselves, you who would have one cobbler kill another cobbler, you who would have one man who works kill another man who works, you who would have one human being, who wants only to live, kill another human being who wants only to live. If you tell us to make the world safe for democracy, we will take you seriously and by god and by christ we will make it so. Make no mistake of it we will live, we will be alive and we will walk, and talk and eat and sing and feel and love, and we will bear our children in tranquility in security in decency in peace." ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Release Name : Trumbo.2007.LiMiTED.DOCU.DVDRip.XviD-NODLABS Source : DVD PAL Retail Release Date : April 2009 Genre : Documentary / Biography US Date : (USA) (29 June 2008) IMDB Rating : 8.0/10 (90 votes) SIze : 699 MB Duration : 01:31:21 Video Format: XviD Video Bitrate: 925kbps Resolution: 624x352 Frame Rate: 25.000fps Audio Format : MP3 Audio Bitrate : 133kbps - vbr - stereo - english Sample Rate : 48000 Hz ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Please Seed x1/ x2 ..Keep Torrents Alive.. ..Godcanjudgeme..
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[GRAFFITI] Soultrainz [2008]

Category: Documentary
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We are back with a fresh graffiti DVD out of the german trainbombing capital Berlin. In this excellent action-packed graffiti DVD you can expect loads of live actions on Berlin's Subway and S-Bahn. The Intro is very funny, as they paint in a complete Bundeswehr Camouflage suit. Even tho there are mad security measures in Berlin, you can still see how it's done properly in the capital city. Cool music along the fresh panels and big wholecars, no risk no fun. Expect some soulful trainwriting actions from Berlin! Enjoy this nice release! REPACK Reason: Apperently this DVD was produced in a wrong aspect ratio causing a stretched look. Maybe the intention of the producers was to have a widescreen look, but this didn't go as successful it seems. So we reripped it in the correct 4:3 aspect ratio by squeezing it back to the realistic look, now you've got a better rip than the original DVD looks like. Enjoy this REPACK and sorry, we had the producers vision in mind, but apparently their vision was a bit blurry. Cheers! | *** Soultrainz.2008.REPACK.DVDRip.XviD-AEROHOLiCS *** | | ......................................................................... | | Release Date 12th December 2008 Supplier/Ripper AEROHOLiCS | | DVD Street Date ~25th November 2008 Language None | | IMDB Rating n/a Produced by Steelside Entertainment | | Movie Runtime 1:22:30 Locations Berlin, Germany | | Movie Size 698 MB/49x15 MB Subtitles n/a | | Extras n/a DVD Covers n/a | | Filenames ahs-strz.* Genre Trains/Subways Graffiti Video | | ......................................................................... | | Video Codec XviD 1.1.2 Audio Codec MP3 Lame 3.97 | | Video Bitrate 998 kb/s Audio Bitrate 173 kb/s VBR Stereo | | Video Framrate 25 fps Video Resolution 512 x 384 | | Aspect Ratio 1.33:1 DVD Source PAL Region Free | | Source Information Retail DVD5 DVD Original Letterbox 4:3 | | | | Info/URL: http://shop.stylefile.de/soultrainz-berlin-steel-dvd-fid-17343.html |
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What Would Jesus Buy?

Category: Documentary
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What would Jesus Buy. A GREAT film for everyone, not just the Christian folks. This film touches on many subjects, so don't let the title scare you away. Widescreen Some bonus features English 2-channel audio NO subs This is a 'newsgroup special' so don't whine if its not got all the bells and whistles you wish it had. Go buy it instead. Also, someone went to the trouble of putting up the Divx version so if this one is too slow try it instead of complaining about what I can't control (ISP speeds) If you like it, you should buy it anyways. I seed with full PG and Bluetack blocklists, and forced encryption, 1mb upload speed. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0939681/ What Would Jesus Buy? follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir as they go on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse: the end of mankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt! From producer Morgan Spurlock (SUPER SIZE ME) and director Rob VanAlkemade comes a serious docu-comedy about the commercialization of Christmas. Bill Talen (aka Reverend Billy) was a lost idealist who hitchhiked to New York City only to find that Times Square was becoming a mall. Spurred on by the loss of his neighborhood and inspired by the sidewalk preachers around him, Bill bought a collar to match his white caterer's jacket, bleached his hair and became the Reverend Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping. Since 1999, Reverend Billy has gone from being a lone preacher with a portable pulpit preaching on subways, to the leader of a congregation and a movement whose numbers are well into the thousands. Through retail interventions, corporate exorcisms, and some good old-fashioned preaching, Reverend Billy reminds us that we have lost the true meaning of Christmas. What Would Jesus Buy? is a journey into the heart of America – from exorcising the demons at the Wal-Mart headquarters to taking over the center stage at the Mall of America and then ultimately heading to the Promised
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CBC ~THE BATTLE OF THE BAG – 2008 01 31

Category: Documentary
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CBC ~THE BATTLE OF THE BAG – 2008 01 31 File Name: 080131.cbc.doc.zone.battle.of.the.bag.640x464.xvid.mp3.festering.leper.avi Duration (hh:mm:ss): 44:15.913 File Size (in bytes): 721,414,144 Video Codec Name: XviD 1.2 SMP It's hard to imagine life in the 21st century without them. Plastic bags only got a handle on the mainstream about 25 years ago but in that time they have become ubiquitous, not only here in Canada but around the globe. Plastic bags are strong, waterproof, usually free and best of all, they're convenient. The plastics industry touts them as great innovations – lightweight, reusable, efficient. The bag industry provides manufacturing jobs, employing some 7,000 people in Canada alone. But despite its numerous merits, the plastic bag has become the victim of its own success. Billions are used around the world every year. Each one is made from oil or natural gas and takes hundreds of years to decompose. Environmentalists argue they're a hazard to wildlife and a blight on the landscape. Hence the icon of convenience is steadily losing its cachet in the consumer world. More stores are charging from them, more places are taxing or banning them. In January 2008, China became the largest jurisdiction to target plastic bags. The country of more than 1.3 billion took drastic measures, announcing that as of June 1, 2008 consumers will have to pay for plastic shopping bags. And ultra-thin plastic bags will be banned altogether. China's move comes after a rough year for the plastic shopping bag. 2007 saw the banning or taxing of the bag in towns and cities around the world. San Francisco led the charge with a ban on bags in large supermarkets and drugstores. Two Canadian towns – Leaf Rapids, Manitoba and Rossland, B.C. – weren't far behind. The British also got in on the bag ban with a slew of English towns declaring independence from the handy throwaways, without revolt. In the 1970s, paper bags still ruled the retail roost. A group of American engineers and technicians working for big oil were bent on changing that. Their mission: to convince supermarkets and consumers that plastic bags were the wave of the future. They had ample financial incentive. With billions used every year in North America, bags are big business. But they had to develop a practical plastic sack first. There were many unsuccessful attempts until in the early 1980s – presto - the bag with handles was designed. "With the handles it was easier to carry than the craft paper sack so that people that had some distance to walk from the store could carry several bags by the handles home," says former Mobil Oil employee Terry Donovan. But convincing supermarket chains wasn't easy. Especially since plastic bags filled with groceries didn't always stand up in a car trunk the same way their paper counterparts did. "(Stores) would mitigate that risk by offering to the customer, ‘well we'll pack your grocery sacks either way, paper or plastic,'" says Donovan. "Over time even the clientele, the customers, got more used to plastic being offered and oh yeah, I'll take plastic. And of course the rest is history." http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/battleofthebag/index.html Please check out my other documentary uploads here: http://www.demonoid.com/files/?uid=4270528&seeded=2 chinadoc and festering leper ------------ Content Type: [Documentary]
Seeders: 14
Leeches: 7

Democracy Now! Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Today's Headlines UN: 90 Afghan Civilians, Including 60 Children, Died in US Attack Clinton Calls for Unity Behind Obama Kucinich Blasts Iraq War, Corporate Dominance in DNC Speech 28 Killed in Iraq Suicide Bombing Officers Admit to Fatal Shooting of Handcuffed, Blindfolded Iraqi Prisoners Judge Upholds Charges in Iraq Rape, Murder Case Arctic Ice Shrinking at Record Pace L.A. Woman Removed from Fed Building for “Lesbian.com” Shirt Shunning US, Honduras Joins ALBA Sheehan Reports Possible Phone Bugging at DNC Denver Police Downplay Alleged Obama Assassination Plot Police Assault on Code Pink Member Caught on Tape Amy Goodman Questions Fmr. President Jimmy Carter on Being Sidelined at DNC Former President Jimmy Carter was removed from Monday’s speakers’ list in what appeared to be a last-minute change. The move immediately fueled speculation Carter is being sidelined for his outspoken criticism of the Bush administration and Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Amy Goodman asked Carter about his apparent demotion in the halls of the convention center. [includes rush transcript] Clinton Calls on Supporters to Unite Behind Obama Senator Hillary Clinton captured the limelight for the last time in the 2008 presidential campaign with her speech before the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night. Standing before thousands of delegates, nearly half of them her backers, Clinton endorsed Obama for the party’s nomination. [includes rush transcript] Narrowing the Obama-Clinton Divide: A Roundtable Discussion As Hillary Clinton delivers a prime-time address on the eve of Barack Obama’s presidential nomination, we host a roundtable discussion with Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America, who had been an active supporter of Clinton’s campaign and now supports Obama; Sacha Millstone, a Democratic delegate from Colorado, who remains a vocal supporter of Clinton; and Patricia Wilson-Smith, the founder of Black Women for Obama. Huerta says she expects to put Clinton’s name into nomination tonight from the podium. [includes rush transcript] 600 Arrested at Mississippi Factory in Largest Immigration Raid in US History Nearly 600 people were arrested this week in a massive immigration raid on an electrical equipment factory in Laurel, Mississippi. The raid is now being described as the largest in US history, topping the May raid on a meat-processing plant in Postville, Iowa. [includes rush transcript] "Operation First Casualty": Outside Democratic Convention, Iraq Veterans Against the War Re-Enact Raids on Iraqi Civilians On the streets of Denver, outside the suites of the convention, Iraq Veterans Against the War organized a dramatic re-enactment of the raids they participated in while serving in Iraq. They called it “Operation First Casualty.” Rep. Dennis Kucinich: "Wake Up America!" Former presidential candidate Rep. Dennis Kucinich delivered one of the most passionate addresses Tuesday night. “Wake up, America! We went into Iraq for oil. The oil companies want more,” Kucinich said. “War against Iran will mean $10-a-gallon gasoline. The oil administration wants to drill more, into your wallet. Wake up, America! Weapons contractors want more. An Iran war will cost $5 to $10 trillion.” [includes rush transcript] In Wake of Deadly U.S. Airstrike, Jeremy Scahill Questions Lawmakers About Obama's Afghanistan Policy A UN probe in Afghanistan has backed claims of a massive civilian death toll from a U.S. air strike last Thursday. The UN mission in Kabul says investigators found some 90 civilians, including 60 children, were killed in the attack. Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill goes inside the Democratic National Convention to ask lawmakers about Barack Obama’s foreign policy plan to deploy an addition 7,000-9,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Labor Groups Challenge Retail Giant Wal-Mart on Pressuring Employees to Vote Against Obama Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, is being accused of violating federal election laws by urging its employees to vote against Senator Barack Obama in the November election. Last month, the Wall Street Journal revealed Wal-Mart has been warning its managers that an Obama victory would lead to unionization at Wal-Mart stores. A coalition of prominent labor groups recently filed a complaint against Wal-Mart with the Federal Elections Commission. [includes rush transcript] Tarnished by Sex Scandal, John Edwards' Absence Reduces Focus on Poverty at Democratic Convention John Edwards’ recent admission of an extra-marital affair effectively removed him from the 2008 campaign and jeopardized his political future. With his and his wife Elizabeth’s absence goes the Democrats’ leading voices on poverty in the United States. Chris Chafe, who served as a senior advisor to Edwards’ campaign says: “This is about a movement… We have to continue moving forward with all the values and strength and the policies and the leadership he brought to this race.” When Off the Silver Screen, Actress Daryl Hannah Seen on Frontlines of Environmental Movements Actress Daryl Hannah is in Denver this week to attend the Green Frontier Fest and other environmental events around the Democratic National Convention. Over the past 25 years, Hannah has starred in dozens of films, including Blade Runner, Splash and Kill Bill. But besides the big screen, Hannah can often be seen on the frontlines of various environmental movements. Last year she traveled to Ecuador to meet with indigenous groups suing Chevron to stop contaminating the Amazon and before that, she spent three weeks camped in a tree in a South Central Farm in Los Angeles.
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