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Deadly Mistakes?
A 2-DVD set designed to help students critically analyze some of our foreign policy interventions since World War II.
405 minutes
DVD version available
Color / Stereo
Grade Level: Grades 10 - 12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 2005
Copyright Date: 2005
ISBN (DVD): 1-59458-166-5
Directed by Walter Miale
Produced by Walter Miale, Democracy Dialogues
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"A brilliant and extraordinary work on public policy." Marcus Raskin, co-founder, Institute for Policy Studies
"The DVD's and the Viewer Guide should be in every school in the country." Peter Davis, Academy Award-winning filmmaker, HEARTS AND MINDS, and author
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Walter Miale, producer of DEADLY MISTAKES, is available for speaking engagements with the screening of selected films and interviews from the production. Contact him directly at info (at) crittertunes (dot) com or at 450-538-9955.
Most students finish high school, and even college, without critically analyzing recent US history. With public discussion of past misadventures also lacking, how can citizens form educated opinions about today's crises?
In a series of short films, DEADLY MISTAKES? looks at US interventions abroad during the second half of the 20th century: the overthrow of the government of Iran, intervention and genocide in Guatemala, the Cuban missile crisis, the Vietnam War, Somoza and the Contra War in Nicaragua, and the Cold War.
It also looks at our present situation: nuclear weapons on a hair trigger, preventive war and the invasion of Iraq, and the war in Colombia.
These films ask whether any or all of these events and policies are mistakes? Are they justifiable or are they crimes? What should we learn from the mistakes of the past, and how can we apply these lessons to help shape America's future? What can we do to prevent future "deadly mistakes"?
The final three films look at where we go from here. They are entitled: "Mistakes or Crimes?", "Why do states pursue homicidal policies?", and "It's Your Future."
Amongst those contributing to these films are Father Daniel Berrigan, Dr. Bruce Blair, General Lee Butler, Noam Chomsky, Lawrence Eagleburger, Dr. Jane Goodall, Rear Admiral Gene LaRocque, James Loewen, Ray McGovern, Robert McNamara, General Merrill McPeak, Joshua Muravchik, Ralph Nader, Grace Paley, Marcus Raskin, Admiral Stansfield Turner, Peter Weiss, Robert White, and General Charles Wilhelm.
The second disc contains six extended interviews. They are:
James Loewen, author "Lies My Teacher Told Me": LIES MY TEACHER TOLD ME
Lawrence Eagleburger, former Secretary of State: FOREIGN POLICY AND SAUSAGE
Rear Admiral Gene LaRocque, USN (Ret): CREATING TERRORISTS
Ray McGovern, retired senior CIA analyst: WE CALLED THEM "THE CRAZIES"
Robert White, former Ambassador to El Salvador: IT'S NOT MUCH MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT
Marcus Raskin, co-founder, Institute of Policy Studies: INSTITUTIONAL INSANITY IS APPROXIMATELY WHAT WE HAVE
These films are part of an ongoing series of Democracy Dialogues in which you, the viewer, are invited to videotape your thoughts, questions, and comments and mail them to the filmmaker, Walter Miale, for inclusion in future video dialogues. The online guide gives suggestions for videotaping and the address to which the tapes should be sent.
Study guide available
Reviews:
"A brilliant and extraordinary work on public policy, which should be supported in every way. DEADLY MISTAKES? tells about current history which most people have forgeotten, or never knew. This is an essential work for young people." Marcus Raskin, co-founder, Institute for Policy Studies
"The words and portraits of American senior policy makers and generals are alternately shocking, outrageous, heartbreaking, and enlightening. This unique video invites and challenges viewers to step into the action, to have their say, and to take part in determining America's future. If enough Americans see it and take part in these Democracy Dialogues, it will move the country toward sanity and peace." Mark Achbar, director of The Corporation and Manufacturing Consent
"DEADLY MISTAKES? is a valuable treasury of facts and commentary, lucid and powerful, drawing on an extraordinary variety of sources. It is certainly one of the most concise and lively treatments of American foreign policy I have seen. It deals with matters of life and death, for Americans, for the world, and should prove a sobering and provocative educational tool for people of any age." Howard Zinn, Author, A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present, Terrorism and War
"Walter Miale's DEADLY MISTAKES? is not only instructive but educational in the best sense of leading viewers to thought and feeling on their own. The U.S. foreign policy mistakes, crimes, and disasters of the past half century are detailed with such insight that we cannot fail to detect the line that led from the quagmire in Vietnam to the quicksand in Iraq. The DVD's and the Viewer Guide should be in every school in the country." Peter Davis, Academy Award-winning filmmaker, HEARTS AND MINDS, and author
"A very important, very valuable work. The films and book tell Americans things we all need to know, but few do. These dialogues with people who shaped policy or made history help lay the groundwork for the education of the next generation of Americans. They will be extremely useful for teachers in both high school and college who want to offer material to their students that is relevant to today's world. DEADLY MISTAKES? will be eye-opening for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of current events." Grace Paley, Author
"The Viewer Guide is an excellent resource, which should be of great value to those who hope to explore beyond the surface and to find out more about critical issues in the real world, as they are perceived and interpreted from varied perspectives. A very impressive contribution." Noam Chomsky
"A very impressive piece of work... I found the dvd engaging and powerful. The viewer guide is particularly impressive and it [will] clearly be a valuable education resource." Julie Enszer, Executive Director, Nuclear Policy Research Institute
"These films ask whether any or all of these events and policies are mistakes. Are they justifiable or are they crimes? What should we learn from the mistakes of the past, and how can we apply these lessons to help shape America's future? What can we do to prevent future 'deadly mistakes'? And more importantly, are they mistakes?... This would make for an excellent social studies and or political science discourse for both high school and college students that could be produced and made available through an online discussion forum for a course. The online guide gives suggestions for videotaping and the address to which the tapes should be sent. Highly Recommended." LaRoi Lawton, Library & Learning Resources Department, Bronx Community College of the City University of New York, Educational Media Reviews Online
Related Subjects:
American Studies
Foreign Policy
History
Human Rights
International Relations
Peace/Conflict Resolution
Political Science
Sociology
War
Related Links:
Deadly Mistakes web site
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