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Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies (2019), The Unknown Known (2013), Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS (2017), Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War (2004), No End in Sight (2007), Crossing the Line (2006), Uncovered: The War on Iraq (2004) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies (2019)

Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies (2019)

8.3/10 Documentary

An exploration of the means and methods of propagandist persuasion.

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The Unknown Known (2013)

The Unknown Known (2013)

7.0/10 Documentary

Former United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

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Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS (2017)

Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS (2017)

7.5/10 Documentary

A look at the current state of Syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world.

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Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War (2004)

Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War (2004)

10.0/10 Documentary

The Bush administration's decision to go to war with Iraq in 2003 is scrutinized in this documentary. According to several of the military, diplomatic and intelligence insiders in the film, some Bush staffers knowingly misled the public when they claimed that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was close to acquiring weapons of mass destruction. The documentary also suggests that the press too often took the Bush administration at its word instead of investigating the White House's contentions.

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No End in Sight (2007)

No End in Sight (2007)

9.6/10 Documentary

This documentary film takes a critical look at the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the war that followed. The film includes extensive interviews with various military and government officials, many of whom worked under President George W. Bush during the beginning of the Iraq war. Filmmaker Charles Ferguson uses these first-hand accounts to suggest that the Bush administration, as well as the provisional government they instated in Iraq, have made crucial, irresponsible errors.

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Crossing the Line (2006)

Crossing the Line (2006)

8.0/10 Documentary, Mystery, Horror, Action, Thriller

A collection of personal accounts stemming from Arizona's illegal immigration crisis.

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Uncovered: The War on Iraq (2004)

Uncovered: The War on Iraq (2004)

7.8/10 Drama, War, History, Documentary

Using a wealth of different sources, Robert Greenwald investigates the motives and pretexts of the administration of former President George W. Bush for going to war in Iraq after 9/11. Greenwald's film dissects the different catalysts leading to the war, from the media's treatment of the issue to the practice of "data mining." A panel of experts lend their voices to this examination, including CIA analysts, a former CIA director, previous ambassadors and a weapons inspector.

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The Killing$ of Tony Blair (2016)

The Killing$ of Tony Blair (2016)

7.8/10 Documentary

The story of Tony Blair's destruction of the Labour Party, his well-remunerated business interests, and the thousands of innocent people who have died following his decision to invade Iraq.

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This Is Not a Movie (2019)

This Is Not a Movie (2019)

7.7/10 Documentary

The groundbreaking and often game-changing reporting of legendary foreign correspondent and author Robert Fisk is profiled in the latest from acclaimed documentarian Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze).

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The Gatekeepers (2012)

The Gatekeepers (2012)

7.6/10 Documentary

A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.

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Control Room (2004)

Control Room (2004)

7.6/10 Documentary

A documentary on perception of the United States's war with Iraq, with an emphasis on Al Jazeera's coverage.

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The Newburgh Sting (2014)

The Newburgh Sting (2014)

7.4/10 Documentary

The FBI targets a Muslim community in Newburgh, New York and arrests four men in 2009 during a sting operation, claiming they tried to help a Pakistani business man, who was working with the FBI, with terrorist attacks.

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The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair (2006)

The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair (2006)

6.8/10 Documentary

A freedom-loving Iraqi journalist is mistaken as Tony Blair's would-be assassin and sent to Abu Ghraib Prison where he discovers the true meaning of liberation.

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Dark Circle (1982)

Dark Circle (1982)

10.0/10 Documentary

Filmmakers Judy Irving, Chris Beaver and Ruth Landy use interviews and archival footage to denounce nuclear weapons and power plants.

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The Queen and I (2008)

The Queen and I (2008)

10.0/10 Documentary

Iranian Filmmaker Nahid Persson Sarvestani chronicles the day-to-day life of Farah Pahlavi, the last queen of Iran and former wife of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. Farah has been living in exile in Paris since 1979 and now spends most of her time responding to letters. Sarvestani, who participated in the ousting of the Shah in her youth and endured personal tragedy following the Iranian Revolution, strikes up an unlikely friendship with Farah as the two discuss their country's tumultuous history.

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Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)

Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)

10.0/10 Documentary, War, Crime, Drama

This documentary explores the American military's use of torture by focusing on the unsolved murder of an Afhgani taxi driver who, in 2002, was taken for questioning at Bagram Force Air Base. Five days later, the man was dead. The medical examiner claimed the driver died from excessive physical abuse. Taking this case as a jumping-off point, the film examines wider claims of torture that occurred at bases like Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay during the Bush administration.

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The Big Scary

The Big Scary "S" Word (2020)

8.1/10 Documentary, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

After documenting the taboo word that it shows Socialism has historically been in the US, the film argues it is way past time to replace the failed capitalist economic system.

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The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009)

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009)

7.7/10 Documentary

"The Most Dangerous Man in America" is the story of what happens when a former Pentagon insider, armed only with his conscience, steadfast determination, and a file cabinet full of classified documents, decides to challenge an "Imperial" Presidency-answerable to neither Congress, the press, nor the people-in order to help end the Vietnam War. In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg ...Read all

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