be true, it is somewhat irrelevant. Let me explain in the words of J.M. Keynes,
“When the facts change, I change my mind – what do you do, sir?”
Nevertheless, I shall début with something on the intellectual side of
things…
The World According to Bush, a two-hour documentary about the
inner-workings of the Bush administration, will alarm even the most hardened
Washington-watchers. A thoughtful and damning investigation of the U.S.
administration.
Who are the Bushes? Apparently, they’re the “quiet dynasty” of modern
America-but
in reality, their “dynasty” is one of inconceivable family secrets,
painstakingly concealed. The current president’s grandfather, Prescott Bush,
made his fortune by managing Nazi companies after Hitler seized power. In 1942,
his companies were confiscated for collaboration with the enemy. George Bush
Sr., president from 1988 to 1992, armed and financed Saddam Hussein. He
approved the shipping of germ warfare strains to Iraq, enabling the country to
launch a chemical attack against Iranian troops and the Kurdish population.
The World According to Bush aims to show how the Bushes, father and
son, have not only dined with the devil, but have often invited themselves to
his table. The bin Ladens and the Bushes have been longtime business partners,
and the family of the future terrorist chief indirectly financed George W.
Bush’s political career. This unnatural alliance has continued since the Sept.
11 attacks: Bush Sr. is a top official in one of the biggest private investment
funds in the USA,
Carlyle, a group that has invested heavily in the arms industry. The Bradley
tanks and the missiles used in the latest war against Iraq are made
by firms controlled by Carlyle…and the bin Ladens. For the latter are Bush’s
associates within this investment fund.
Much of The World According to Bush takes the form of one-on-one
interviews and includes Bush’s speech writer David Frum; former weapons
inspectors Hans Blix and David Kay; presidential adviser Richard Perle;
Secretary of State Colin Powell; former CIA director James Woolsey; and former
UN secretary-general Javier Perez de Cuellar.
The World According to Bush is directed by award-winning French
director William Karel (Dark Side of the Moon), and produced by Agnès Vicariot
Jean-François Lepetit. It is a Flach Film Production in association with France 2.
Details and so forth: CBC - The
Passionate Eye
