http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/body-of-war 2008-06-16T03:29:47Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37140-brave-new-review-body-of-war 2008-06-16T03:29:47Z DJK <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1HZuQkITY64&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1HZuQkITY64&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/37140-brave-new-review-body-of-war"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/41864" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><em>(Body of War - documentary - 87 min - produced and directed by Ellen Spiro and Phil Donahue - starring Tomas Young, Cathy Smith, Brie Young - 2008)</em><br /><br />Inspired by George W. Bush&#39;s promise to catch the &quot;evildoers&quot; as he stood atop the rubble of Ground Zero, Tomas Young of Kansas City, Missouri decided to quit his job at K-Mart and called up an army recruiter on September 13, 2001. Tomas assumed he&#39;d be sent to Afghanistan to hunt down Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden, but in March 2004, he found himself in Iraq. Just days after arriving, he was riding in an open-top, unarmored personnel carrier when a bullet severed his spinal cord, paralyzing him from the chest down. Tomas had never fired a shot. He was 24 years old.<br /><br />Tomas&#39;s paralyzed body is the subject of <a href="http://bodyofwar.com/" title="body of war">Body of War</a>, a new documentary from co-producers/co-directors Ellen Spiro and Phil Donahue. But Tomas&#39;s wounded, malfunctioning body is both a symbol and evidence of so much more: the lies that led the US into the Iraq war; the failure of Congress to exercise its duties and judgment to prevent this historic blunder; a broken and neglected system for taking care of wounded veterans; and the destructive toll inflicted on the tiny percentage of Americans who are doing virtually all of the sacrificing in this conflict. It is a sad reminder of what happens when a nation, or a young man, rushes to war. But it&#39;s also about how, with the benefit of hindsight, a person or a nation crippled by a criminal war can emerge from tragedy to demand accountability and change.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/37140-brave-new-review-body-of-war">Continue reading</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/36708-donahue-s-body-of-war 2008-07-05T00:23:23Z youngturks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SdCKfyWJAqY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SdCKfyWJAqY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/36708-donahue-s-body-of-war"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/41321" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Watch the entire show at <a href="http://www.theyoungturks.com">www.theyoungturks.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/36708-donahue-s-body-of-war">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35502-i-destroy-hannity-s-best-argument-for-endless-iraq-war 2008-07-25T12:28:33Z DJK <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pHfQiwcEJKY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pHfQiwcEJKY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35502-i-destroy-hannity-s-best-argument-for-endless-iraq-war"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/thumbnail_pic/39072" style="border: solid 1px black; margin-right: 7px; margin-top: 3px;" align="left" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Phil Donahue was a guest on Hannity and Colmes last Wed. (4/8/08) to promote the documentary <a href="http://bodyofwar.com/" title="body of war">Body of War</a>, about a paralyzed soldier&rsquo;s journey as he comes to grips with his disability and the truth about the Iraq war. Donahue, who co-directed and executive produced the film, did a great job of exposing the violent, short-sighted idiocy of Hannity/neocon &ldquo;ideology&rdquo;, which you can see or can read about <a href="http://www.newshounds.us/2008/04/09/phil_donahue_stands_up_for_free_speech_in_a_time_of_war.php" title="NH hannity donahue">here</a>, but I&#39;d like to address something else.<br /><br />Hannity decided to strain his active brain cells and present his best, most airtight, &quot;fundamental&quot; argument for why America needs to stay in Iraq forever &mdash; that Iran, Hezbollah, Syria, Hamas, Al Qaeda, etc. (scared yet?) are the modern-day equivalents of fascism, imperial Japan, communism, Nazis, etc., which were all &quot;evil&quot; and took huge amounts of American blood, money, and sacrifice for our nation to defeat. <br /><br />This was Hannity&#39;s best argument for why the US should stay in Iraq forever, continuing to spend over $12 billion a month; cause the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis; maim and destroy the minds, lives, and families of American soldiers; and lose the respect, love, and authority of the world. <br /><br />I can debunk it in one sentence.<br /><br />If staying in Iraq so the US can &quot;win&quot; is so important, call for a draft immediately and demand massive amounts of national sacrifice from every American citizen. <br /><br />That&#39;s where Hannity&#39;s &quot;best&quot; argument completely crumbles.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/35502-i-destroy-hannity-s-best-argument-for-endless-iraq-war">Continue reading</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35360-body-of-war-phil-donahue-iraq-vet-tomas-young 2008-07-25T10:49:55Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ME2MQh-jR9c&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ME2MQh-jR9c&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/35360-body-of-war-phil-donahue-iraq-vet-tomas-young"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/38905" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>Twenty-two year-old Tomas Young called his Army recruiter on September 13, 2001. He wanted to go to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Instead, his unit was sent to Iraq in March 2004. Less than a week after arriving, Young suffered a shot to the collarbone that left him paralyzed from the chest down. While Young was recovering at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington DC, he met former talk-show host Phil Donahue. </p><p>&quot;I didn&#39;t know then that I was going to make a movie,&quot; Donahue said last night at a Reel Progress screening of the film. But upon hearing Young&#39;s story, he wanted to show the human costs of war to a larger audience. Donahue had never made a movie, so he partnered with documentary filmmaker Ellen Spiro. The resulting film, <a href="http://www.bodyofwar.com/">&quot;Body of War,&quot;</a> follows Young from his 2005 wedding, through his daily struggles with physical disability, to his involvement in Iraq Veterans Against the War, all set against the backdrop of the 2002 congressional debate over whether to authorize the president to use military force in Iraq. The past year has seen a glut of films about the Iraq conflict, but none so pointedly from the perspective of a returned soldier. </p><p><a href="http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/04/body_of_soldier.html">THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS</a> </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/35360-body-of-war-phil-donahue-iraq-vet-tomas-young">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35041-see-body-of-war-hear-body-of-war-part-2 2008-07-25T10:52:45Z RepresentativePress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aKUahArJ53A&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aKUahArJ53A&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/35041-see-body-of-war-hear-body-of-war-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/38518" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>http://representativepress.googlepages.com/BodyOfWar <br />Body of War directed by Ellen Spiro and Phil Donahue about Tomas Young <br />Please send the above link to everyone you can. <br />Promoting this film helps the antiwar movement. I interviewed Phil Donahue in this Representative Press Video, please help amplify his efforts and my efforts, get this video to others. It is important that good crowds show up at the theaters. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9th the movie is showing in NY and Donahue and the co-director will be there. Spread the word.</p> <p>I want Phil Donahue's appearance in my video to have been productive so I am really trying to get this video maximum exposure.</p> <p>See Web site for album tracks and movie times: <br />http://representativepress.googlepages.com/BodyOfWar</p> <p>http://www.ifccenter.com/index?date=04092008 <br />http://www.bodyofwar.com <br />http://www.ivaw.org/</p> </div> <a href="/blog/35041-see-body-of-war-hear-body-of-war-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34814-see-body-of-war-hear-body-of-war-today-part1 2008-07-25T10:52:45Z RepresentativePress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QGtpfehw-qM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QGtpfehw-qM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/34814-see-body-of-war-hear-body-of-war-today-part1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/38242" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>http://representativepress.googlepages.com/BodyOfWar <br />Body of War directed by Ellen Spiro and Phil Donahue about Tomas Young <br />See Body of War, Hear Body of War <br />Buy the Double Album "Body of War" and Help the Cause <br />Body of War: Songs that Inspired an Iraq War Veteran is double-CD compilation of songs selected by Iraq war veteran Tomas Young. Buying the album benefits the non-profit organization Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW), which Tomas Young selected. "The compilation record was an idea that grew out of my love of music and my reliance on it before, during, and after the war," Young says. "The songs I selected for the record were tracks that inspired, motivated, and at times, literally saved me over the past few years." <br />See Web site for album tracks and movie times: <br />http://representativepress.googlepages.com/BodyOfWar</p> <p>http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/WashingtonDC/ <br />http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03212008/watch2.html</p> </div> <a href="/blog/34814-see-body-of-war-hear-body-of-war-today-part1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34102-pre-order-sam-s-new-deluxe-limited-signature-edition-cd-dvd 2008-06-07T03:30:31Z SamHarris <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-7YaQ25I87c&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-7YaQ25I87c&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/34102-pre-order-sam-s-new-deluxe-limited-signature-edition-cd-dvd"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/37217" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>► PRE-ORDER NOW!: <a href="http://samharris.com/free">samharris.com</a> </p> <p>Sam's upcoming CD is called "FREE"!</p> <p>Sam announces Deluxe Limited Signature Edition CD/DVD Pre-Order, "Free," for only $18.99. The DVD portion will not be available in stores! </p> <p>The CD, "Free", features the title song as well as "Thank You," "War on War" and other original songs. </p> <p>The accompanying DVD will contain behind the scenes footage, performances, interview footage, the War on War prize winning music video and more. Sam also promises to sign the first 2,500 pre-ordered copies.</p> <p>Here are a few songs from the album that we are working on...</p> <p>* FREE: <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h5dI4MCqt0</p> <p>* THANK YOU: <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJKmZNydegM</p> <p>* WAR ON WAR: <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulqENsff5bw</p> <p>Other tracks include original songs such as:</p> <p>* WHEN YOU APPEAR</p> <p>* ONLY ANGELS KNOW</p> <p>* ANCHOR OF LOVE</p> <p>* HE IS</p> <p>* BEFORE YOU GO</p> <p>* CHANGE IS ON THE WAY</p> <p>* I LOVE YOU MORE</p> <p>and Sam's interpretations of such classics as:</p> <p>* I CAN'T MAKE YOU LOVE ME</p> <p>* IMAGINE </p> <p>... and more behind the scenes YouTube videos of these songs to come!</p> <p>SUBSCRIBE to Sam's YouTube Channel! ... just click that orange "Subscribe" button above!</p> <p>► PRE-ORDER NOW!: <a href="http://samharris.com/free">samharris.com</a> </p> <p>Free shipping on all orders for any Sam CD for a limited time. Whatever you want, we'll ship it free! Enjoy!</p> <p>► <a href="http://SamTUBE.com">SamTUBE.com</a> ...</p> <p>► <a href="http://AskSamHarris.com">AskSamHarris.com</a> <br />... ask Sam anything, and he'll reply via a vlog.</p> <p>► <a href="http://SamHarris.com/answers">SamHarris.com</a> <br />... answer link from the "Ask Sam Harris" series.</p> <p>► <a href="http://MySpace.com/SamHarrisMusic">MySpace.com</a> <br />... keep up to date, and be Sam's MySpace friend!</p> <p>► <a href="http://SamTUNES.net">SamTUNES.net</a> <br />... to download Sam Harris songs and full albums.</p> <p>► <a href="http://SamHarris.com">SamHarris.com</a> <br />... information, biography, discography and buy cds.</p> <p>LEGAL & BUSINESS CONTACT: <br />http://SamHarris.com/contact.htm <br />© All videos property of Sam Harris</p> <p>--</p> </div> <a href="/blog/34102-pre-order-sam-s-new-deluxe-limited-signature-edition-cd-dvd">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34082-the-war-on-war-video-contest-is-for-everybody-yes-you 2008-07-02T20:30:01Z SamHarris <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sRWgB_-VOm4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sRWgB_-VOm4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/34082-the-war-on-war-video-contest-is-for-everybody-yes-you"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/37197" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>► <a href="http://www.WarOnWar.INFO">www.WarOnWar.INFO</a> </p> <p>The WAR ON WAR Music Video Contest has started!</p> <p>► ► ► Over $5000 in cash and prizes!</p> <p>Simply make a music video to the song "War On War"! Get the FREE MP3 to listen or simply add to your iPod at: <a href="http://www.WarOnWar.INFO">www.WarOnWar.INFO</a> </p> <p>Download FREE MP3 of WAR ON WAR and the Sam Harris Music Video Contest information is found at <a href="http://www.WarOnWar.INFO">www.WarOnWar.INFO</a> </p> <p>No excuses! We give you the song, and the tools to make it, FREE! Just go to <a href="http://www.WarOnWar.INFO">www.WarOnWar.INFO</a> and click on "Contest Info" for the resources of free software and video footage.</p> <p>As long as you can upload it to YouTube, you're in! Join us!</p> <p>http://www.samharris.com/waronwar</p> <p>A message from Sam!...</p> <p>I am very excited to launch the debut of War On War, the first song from my upcoming cd entitled Free. It is my gift to you as a free MP3. I hope it inspires you to join us in the War On War Video Contest.</p> <p>With the W.O.W. Video Contest, we invite you to express your vision and creativity -- your passion, frustration and truth -- by creating a music video edited to my song. Here's what you do:</p> <p> * Listen to the song for inspiration! <br /> * Create an original music video (like you would see on VH1 and MTV etc.) to the song War on War as the only audio, and in its entirety. <br /> * We are providing unedited footage of me singing the song (at various angles in various takes), which may be incorporated into your video, if you wish. The footage has been shot against chroma-key green screen to give you complete creative control. <br /> * The video can be anything you make it -- a story, original footage, clips, photographs, graphics, animation -- as long as it's your original vision built on my song. </p> <p>You do not have to be a professional filmmaker! I hope that all levels of experience and all ages will enter to share their singular inspiration and perspective. It is my dream that these music videos will reflect all of us. It is my hope that participation in this movement is about more than prizes - it's about being a part of a wave of empowerment. It is the modern day sit-in. The 21st Century march. Raising our voices in protest is the single most American patriot act we can exercise. And it is a new day with new ways of protesting -- YouTube is a powerful and viable platform for that right. Join us for the sake of joining us!</p> <p>The deadline for submissions is June 22 at midnight. ...But, don't wait! The sooner you get your video submitted, the more YouTube hits and votes you will receive.</p> <p>A combination of YouTube hits, viewer ratings/comments and a panel of expert judges in the entertainment industry will determine the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners! There will also be one Honorable Mention. For more details, visit the Contest Info page.</p> <p>There's over $5000 in cash and prizes and winners will be announced on July 4th, 2008.</p> <p>We are in an exciting and volatile time in history. Republican Presidential candidate, John McCain, has expressed that we should remain in Iraq indefinitely. There are others of us who say Enough! We are finally seeing a nation begin to mobilize and rise in a call for change. I am proud to be a part of that change. I welcome your talents to do the same by joining me. Together we can make change more than just a dream. I look forward to your creations!</p> <p>Peace, <br />Sam Harris</p> <p>http://www.samharris.com/waronwar</p> <p>http://www.WarOnWar.INFO</p> <p>► <a href="http://SamTUBE.com">SamTUBE.com</a> ...</p> <p>► <a href="http://SamVLOG.com">SamVLOG.com</a> <br />... behind the scenes in the everyday life of Sam.</p> <p>► <a href="http://AskSamHarris.com">AskSamHarris.com</a> <br />... ask Sam anything, and he'll reply via a vlog.</p> <p>► <a href="http://SamHarris.com/answers">SamHarris.com</a> <br />... answer link from the "Ask Sam Harris" series.</p> <p>► <a href="http://MySpace.com/SamHarrisMusic">MySpace.com</a> <br />... keep up to date, and be Sam's MySpace friend!</p> <p>► <a href="http://SamTUNES.net">SamTUNES.net</a> <br />... to download Sam Harris songs and full albums.</p> <p>► <a href="http://SamHarris.com">SamHarris.com</a> <br />... information, biography, discography and buy cds.</p> <p>LEGAL & BUSINESS CONTACT: <br />http://SamHarris.com/contact.htm <br />© All videos property of Sam Harris</p> <p>---</p> </div> <a href="/blog/34082-the-war-on-war-video-contest-is-for-everybody-yes-you">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/28554-phill-donahue-joins-tyt 2008-07-09T14:24:54Z youngturks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T6-HuG20B_Y&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T6-HuG20B_Y&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/28554-phill-donahue-joins-tyt"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/30716" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Watch the show at <a href="http://www.theyoungturks.com">www.theyoungturks.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/28554-phill-donahue-joins-tyt">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/21412-us-veteran-campaigns-against-iraq-war-in-new-documentary-body-of-war 2008-07-20T21:20:43Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wc5kdpoUF2g&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wc5kdpoUF2g&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/21412-us-veteran-campaigns-against-iraq-war-in-new-documentary-body-of-war"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/21142" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>The US Veterans Associations has said that suicides among returning soldiers have reached epidemic levels. </p><p>Al Jazeera&#39;s Kristin Saloomey met one paralysed former US soldier for whom life has taken a new direction - campaigning against US involvement in the Iraq conflict and participating in the new award-winning documentary &quot;<a href="http://www.bodyofwar.com/">Body of War</a>&quot;.</p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/21412-us-veteran-campaigns-against-iraq-war-in-new-documentary-body-of-war">Watch the video</a>