Hijacking Catastrophe

Hijacking Catastrophe
	; Movie poster;
Directed by	; Jeremy Earp; Sut Jhally;
Narrated by	Julian Bond
Release date	; ; 2004 (2004); ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States

Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire is a 2004 documentary film narrated by Julian Bond and directed by Jeremy Earp and Sut Jhally. It examines the possibility that neoconservatives used the September 11, 2001 attacks to usher in a new doctrine of expanding American power through military force under the guise of a "war on terror" and that the doctrine, known as the Project for the New American Century (PNAC),^[1]^[2]^[3] had been laid out prior to 9/11 by its authors, which include Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, Donald Rumsfeld, Jeb Bush, and Dan Quayle.

Summary[edit]

The film maintains that fear of terrorism was manipulated to support goals which are in step with the PNAC; namely the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.^[4]^[5] Not just for control of regional strategic resources (natural gas and oil), but to reassert American dominance on the world stage as a warning to potential adversaries.^[6] Interviews were conducted with critics such as Noam Chomsky and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jody Williams. It also interviews policy analysts, military brass, journalists, insider observations from Chief UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter and Pentagon whistleblower Lt. Colonel Karen Kwiatkowski.

The historical context of the "Bush Doctrine" is examined and compared to Wolfowitz's PNAC philosophy. The film goes on to look at the "selling of American empire" and the possible economical, social, cultural and political implications it will have in America, and on the world if implemented further during Bush's second term.

Cast[edit]

Tariq Ali

Benjamin Barber

Medea Benjamin

Noam Chomsky

Kevin Danaher

Mark Danner

Shadia Drury

Michael Dyson

Daniel Ellsberg

Michael Franti

Stan Goff

William Hartung

Robert Jensen

Chalmers Johnson

Jackson Katz

Michael T. Klare

Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski (Ret.)

Norman Mailer

Zia Mian

Mark Crispin Miller

Scott Ritter

Vandana Shiva

Norman Solomon

Greg Speeter

Fernando Suarez del Solar

Immanuel Wallerstein

Jody Williams

Max Wolff^[7]^[8]

References[edit]

^ Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media, Edited by John D. H. Downing Page 322

^ The New Yorker, Volume 82, Issues 27-35 Page 5

^ Progressive Hollywood: A People's Film History of the United States, By Ed Rampell Page 247

^ The New Yorker, Volume 82, Issues 27-35 Page 5

^ Progressive Hollywood: A People's Film History of the United States, By Ed Rampell Page 247

^ Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media, Edited by John D. H. Downing Page 322

^ Slant Magazine, September 5, 2004 Hijacking Catastrophe by Ed Gonzalez

^ University of Missouri Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & Selling of American Empire

External links[edit]

Hijacking Catastrophe - Official Website

Media Education Foundation

Hijacking Catastrophe on IMDb

Hijacking Catastrophe at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media, Edited by John D. H. Downing Page 322

[2] The New Yorker, Volume 82, Issues 27-35 Page 5

[3] Progressive Hollywood: A People's Film History of the United States, By Ed Rampell Page 247

[4] The New Yorker, Volume 82, Issues 27-35 Page 5

[5] Progressive Hollywood: A People's Film History of the United States, By Ed Rampell Page 247

[6] Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media, Edited by John D. H. Downing Page 322

[7] Slant Magazine, September 5, 2004 Hijacking Catastrophe by Ed Gonzalez

[8] University of Missouri Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & Selling of American Empire

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