Michael Moore smuggled film crews into Iraq for Fahrenheit 9/11

[Democat]

Film maker Michael Moore revealed he smuggled camera crews into Iraq to film disillusioned U.S. soldiers for his documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11.

Moore was speaking in Cannes, France, where the film will premiere Monday, the BBC reported Saturday.

Moore said he sent the crews into Iraq after disillusioned soldiers wrote to him.

I was able to sneak three different freelance crews into Iraq, he said. The soldiers had expressed disillusionment that they had been lied to.

http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=e280b0517cca6c55

[AlFrankenFan]

1. Sneaky sneaky

Hopefully legal.

[AP]

2. I'm sure next Jan. President Kerry will pardon anyone convicted of a crime

:)

[tinanator]

19. you mean Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Powell, Rice, Wolfowitz, Perle, Generals

and all the rest? No doubt.

[AP]

21. No, I mean the soldiers in F. 9/11. I'm sure Bush will pardon those

people in early January.

Bush might even test constitutional law by being the first president to pardon himself.

[dArKeR]

8. Bush would have ordered the crews killed if he had known. Just like the

14 year old grandson of Saddam Bush ordered assassinated. And just as he ordered Iraq citizens, 70% who were innocent, ordered to be beaten to death or confess of something whether they did anything or not.

[abracadabra]

3. THIS is going to be BIG !!--CNN FOX wil all get to crititicize it and

thereby PROMOTE the film!!
This is great!
They won't even realize that they are giving F 911 and Michael Moore free advertising til after they go off about it.

[Bozita]

4. "All publicity is good publicity." -- can't remember the writer...

...Free publicity is better.

[Vitruvius]

18. "There's no such thing as bad publicity" -- P. T. Barnum;

Barnum also told reporters: "Write anything you want about me -- JUST SPELL MY NAME RIGHT!"

And Michael Moore, bless him, has some of Barnum's gift for publicity...

[Skittles]

20. "I don't care what anyone says about me as long as it isn't true"

LOL

[Occulus]

7. I wonder if that will happen.

But I won't say what I'm thinking; Other People read these boards as well.

Can an old dog be taught a new trick? I wonder.

[0007]

22. The film will seep into Canada, then the U.K.

and then, yipee!!!, we'll get to see the documentary while the freepers go wild with hatred as the flood gate opens and junior's poll numbers dip into the mid 20's.

[wtmusic]

10. If Moore is smart he'll put a pic of O'Reilly's blotchy face in it

and get some lawsuit pub over it

[Doosh]

5. I could just see the freeper thread

- dur, so you say michale moore snuk into iraq? by luvamerica


- yup, the dum commie probably planted some roadside bombs when he was there! by luvyadubya

-he should be arrested or something, michael moore is a terrarist infiltrator! by coulterloverboy

[cliss]

6. I, for one, cannot wait for this film to be released.

The movie's fate seemed uncertain for a while. Disney studios refused to release the Miramax film. Now, it appears that some kind of a deal has been made. This movie apparently covers Mr. Bush's relationship with the Bin Laden family.

Imagine what a ticking time bomb this is. I can see the shovels digging the grave for the Bush administration's hopes for "re"election.

[Occulus]

9. If it's a good film.

Which I'm sore it is.

[scottcsmith]

11. Unfortunately, I do not think this film will affect anything

Let's face it, the people who should see the film will not, and the rest of us...well, he'll be preaching to the choir.

[NMDemDist2]

13. i don't agree, i think people who are fairly "non political"

will go to the film cuz it will get so much 'buzz' and who knows? may get some apathetic people activated.

I also see some "undecideds" giving the film a look-see too :)

[cliss]

24. You could be right.

Recall Al Franken's book, "lies and the...". Fox News took him to court right before he was going to publish the book. They claimed he could not use the slogan "Fair and balanced" because that was Fox's slogan. A judge denied the request. He said something to the effect of, "You've got to be kidding. A TV station can't go around trying to prevent the publication of this book. You guys are in the business of getting the news out, not squashing it".

The effect of this hearing was Pure Gold for Franken. If his book was relatively unknown before, now everybody wanted to get their claws on it. It boosted his sales by millions.

Maybe the same thing will happen to this movie. Keeping fingers crossed.

[Rationality]

15. On second thought, AZDemDist6 has a point

but those that have had their minds made up and listen to the RW Attack Machine will not likely pay any attention.

[Supply Side Jesus]

30. fine by me...

as long as it swings some moderates and non-political types.

[SidDithers]

16. As long as it's out on video/dvd before the election...

I think those who might not be willing to pony up the $20-30 to see it in the theatre will be more than curious enough to spend $4 and see it on video.

Sid

[Sophree]

26. Go to a matinee.

$5 a ticket seems worth it, doesn't it? :shrug:

[loftycity]

23. I agree,we need the people who do not vote and this might make them vote.

[SideshowScott]

12. Its Win-Win for Moore

If they try to stop the films release it will just crate more Hype for it, If O'Reilly, Hannity, and the other CNN and FOX Repubbies talk about it its more publicty for the film.. The best thing the the Bush Press and GOP can do is shut up and HOPE that it blows over..
Heh I LOVE wathcing the right wing twist and spin..This should be interesting

[Joanne98]

14. The "Passion" effect. We learn from each other.

[colonel odis]

17. wonder how many theatres will be freeper-ized?

bomb threats, destruction of the print, etc.

you know, what 3rd graders do when they get big enough to drive.

[goforit]

25. WOW!!!!................Hope we'll get a chance to see it some day.

Hmmmm......

[othermeans]

27. Link for Clips and Trailer

http://movies.go.com/movies/F/fahrenheit911_2004/

[robertpaulsen]

28. Kick

Go Michael!

[madmax]

29. Yeah, MM

03/28/03
According to Variety, Michael Moore has put a year's worth of research into the film. He'll finish it in time to be submitted for the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, and the documentary will be released in time for the presidential election that fall. (Variety)

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:


:kick:

[jeanmarc]

31. I sure hope he protects their identities

The current regime is ruthless in dealing out punishment to their opponents.

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

32. This could be an issue....

....sort of like the DoD going after Moore to get the names of the troops who "talked".