Films by Category
Documentary
Presentation
Short Film
Trailer
Video
Films by Subject


Add New Content
Add Video
Add Headline
Add Article
Add Action
Add Local News
Add Local Event
Add Local Group

This is War Porn: Predator Drones

1 rating  
Posted by Films For Action on Dec. 25, 2007
9 min - Video - 7864 Views

This is war porn. It is propaganda geared to video game loving kids (and adults) and is not appropriate viewing for young people or anyone who hasn't fully internalized how disturbing the mental disconnect is between the military, their billion dollar budget toys, and the people whose flesh is blown off by them. Good media literacy skills are a prerequisite.
comments powered by Disqus
Recommended for You
After Deciding to End Life, Former Iraq Veteran Tomas Young Writes Final Letter to Bush
Iraq War veteran Tomas Young was left paralyzed in a 2004 attack in Iraq. Released from medical care three months later, Young returned home to become an active member in Iraq Veterans Against the War. He recently announced that he will stop his medicine and nourishment, which comes in the form of liquid through a feeding tube — a decision which will hasten his death. Joining us from his...
Occupation 101: Voices of a Silenced Majority (2006)
A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Unlike any other film ever produced on the conflict, "Occupation 101" presents a comprehensive analysis of the facts and hidden truths surrounding the never ending controversy and dispels many of its long-perceived myths and misconceptions. The film also details...
Death & Taxes: A Primer on War Tax Resistance
Why and how do people refuse to pay for war? Where does the money go? What are the consequences? How does war tax resistance fit into one’s life? Twenty-eight people offer their motivations for and methods of resisting the war machine with their tax money. This tightly paced film introduces viewers to war tax refusal and redirecting tax dollars to peace, with music by Sharon Jones and...
Chris Hedges: Death of the Liberal Class
Chris Hedges, whose book "Death of the Liberal Class" (Perseus/Nation Books) came out the day of this presentation, is also the best-selling author of "War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning." Hedges, whose column is published Mondays on Truthdig, spent nearly two decades as a foreign correspondent in Central America, the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. He has reported from more than 50...
Death in Gaza (2004)
In the Spring of 2003, filmmaker James Miller and reporter Saira Shah, the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning duo behind the Afghanistan documentaries UNHOLY WAR and BENEATH THE VEIL, traveled to the Gaza Strip to look inside the lives of children growing up in a war-torn world of unremitting violence, death, and racial and religious hatred. The documentary examines the lives of 12-year-old...
Study Finds U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan Miss Militant Targets and "Terrorize" Civilians
A new report on the secret U.S. drone war in Pakistan says the attacks have killed far more civilians than acknowledged, traumatized a nation and undermined international law. In "Living Under Drones" researchers conclude the drone strikes "terrorize men, women, and children, giving rise to anxiety and psychological trauma among civilian communities." The study concludes that most of the...
America's War Games (2013)
How the Obama administration is redefining the US military's strategic priorities with far-reaching consequences. The United States' military expenditures today account for about 40 percent of the world total. In 2012, the US spent some $682bn on its military - an amount more than what was spent by the next 13 countries combined. Now that the war in Iraq is over and the...
There Never Was a Good War or a Bad Peace
War is the failure of human interaction. So long as people believe that obliterating and aggressively controlling other human beings increases liberty and security, there cannot be peace in this world. Investigate the Killing of an American Teenager: http://davidkretzmann.com/?p=844 "Paul K. Chappell graduated from West Point in 2002. He served in the army for seven years, was deployed to...
Paying The Price For Peace: The Story of S. Brian Willson (trailer)
S. Brian Willson is an American war veteran who discovered the truth behind the US government’s illegal support for wars in Viet Nam and Central America. In expressing his own views about peace through non-violent actions, Brian paid a heavy price. On September 1 in 1987, in a peaceful demonstration he sat on the tracks to protest the Naval weapons train carrying missiles and bombs bound...
Troop Increases Help Drive Spread of the Insurgency in Afghanistan
The International Council on Security published maps of the insurgency's presence in 2007, 2008 and 2009. The United States added troops in Afghanistan in each of these years. ICOS's maps show that none of these troop increases arrested the growth of the insurgency. In fact, analysts at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and UK's DFID suggest that the presence of foreign troops...
Actions
Host a Film Screening (Quick Overview Guide)
Regularly watching the news over the years, and getting my news from a variety of sources, I’ve noticed that the mainstream news media does a pretty bad job of covering...
Activity
42 Ways to Build a Culture and Economy Beyond Capitalism
It is time to try to describe, at first abstractly and later concretely, a strategy for destroying capitalism. At its most basic, this strategy calls for pulling time, energy...
Activity
How Much Did YOU Pay for War this Year? Tell Congress You Want Your Money Back
Ever wonder how much you paid to fund the war? Use the Afghanistan War Tax Calculator to find out. We'll give you an
Petition
Wind Power, Not Trump Power
Donald Trump has declared war on wind farms! So why is the world’s biggest windbag in a flap? Well, if you were on the 12th hole of his golf course in Scotland and stood...
Campaign
A Massive Ray of Hope on Climate
Climate change is accelerating, but there’s a massive ray of hope: clean energy is booming, producing nearly 20% of the world's electricity! Incredibly, the US and EU...
Petition
Don't Miss Our Best Content!
Like Us On Facebook
Get Our Weekly Newsletter