FRONTLINE

For those of you who missed "Bush's War" on FRONTLINE this week, I suggest you check it out online. Frontline has been doing incredible documentaries on the IRAQ War ever since it began and I think I've seen everyone. "Bush's War" is kind of a best of... so if you haven't seen any of them now is your chance. They really do any amazing job. I have no idea how anyone who has actually seen these documentaries, can say they are LEFT WING PROPAGANDA. This is not a Michael Moore OP-ED style documentary. PBS is so respected they get interviews with all the top players. They weave together a really tight story with great footage and photos. They also stay away from all the Bush cheap shots (which shows major restraint on their part) Also, next Tuesday they are playing another doc. Here is the blurb from the PBS site:

"In June 2007, as the American military surge reached its peak, a band of National Guard infantrymen who call themselves the "Bad Voodoo Platoon" was deployed to Iraq. To capture a vivid, first-person account of the new realities of war in Iraq for FRONTLINE and ITVS director Deborah Scranton (The War Tapes) created a "virtual embed" with the platoon, supplying cameras to the soldiers so they could record and tell the story of their war. The film intimately tracks the veteran soldiers of "Bad Voodoo" through the daily grind of their perilous mission, dodging deadly IEDs, grappling with the political complexities of dealing with Iraqi security forces, and battling their fatigue and their fears.
press release"

I realized watching it last week that this is really my favorite program on television. I'm not really a political junkie. The cable new networks just get someone from the right and someone from the left and get them to yell at each other. Not very interesting television in my opinion. PBS weaves together first class interviews with rich photography and video. Check it out!