Eclipsed from the headlines by the ongoing carnage, there is an active
civil resistance in Iraq that opposes the occupation, the torture regime
it protects, and the jihadi and Ba'athist 'resistance' alike.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 12/12/2006 - 18:29.
I saw the movie last night.
I think that many of the factual errors mentioned here are trivial, based on unsubstantiated opinions, and some are innacurate.
In particular, the eclipse that saved the main character did not surprise the priests and the nobility that were conducting the ritual in the movie. Their sophisticated knowledge of astronomy would allow them to predict such events with great accuracy. However, the general population was surprised, and afraid. The movie implied that the elite of their culture was using this knowledge to their advantage. This seems very plausible to me. There is a difference between a 'culture' knowing something (e.g. nuclear technology) and the general population having that specific knowledge at their disposal.
Some of the other criticisms are justified. The opening quote suggests that this culture deserves to be destroyed by the Christians, while the implication is that the Christians are bad news as well. Like Braveheart, the pastoral existence is idealized while the machinery of organized society is deplored.
The inconvenient facts and unanswered questions surrounding the attacks are legion, but the endemic sloppiness of the self-styled "researchers" is delegitimizing the entire project of critiquing the "official version." The ostentatiously named "Truth movement" is not clearing the air, but muddying the water.
WW4 Report pamphlets
WAR AT THE CROSSROADS
An Historical Guide Through the Balkan Labyrinth
The Balkan region is intensely multicultural - a point of crossroads and clash for some of the world's major religions, cultural spheres, and economic systems. While there have been vicious wars in Balkan history, these have taken place in the context of manipulation by imperial powers and the self-serving local leaders who cater to them.
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The Eclipse thing
I saw the movie last night.
I think that many of the factual errors mentioned here are trivial, based on unsubstantiated opinions, and some are innacurate.
In particular, the eclipse that saved the main character did not surprise the priests and the nobility that were conducting the ritual in the movie. Their sophisticated knowledge of astronomy would allow them to predict such events with great accuracy. However, the general population was surprised, and afraid. The movie implied that the elite of their culture was using this knowledge to their advantage. This seems very plausible to me. There is a difference between a 'culture' knowing something (e.g. nuclear technology) and the general population having that specific knowledge at their disposal.
Some of the other criticisms are justified. The opening quote suggests that this culture deserves to be destroyed by the Christians, while the implication is that the Christians are bad news as well. Like Braveheart, the pastoral existence is idealized while the machinery of organized society is deplored.