Confession: I voted for Bush in 2004. It was before the Downing Street memo, before the Iraq Study Group Report, before The Surge, before so much truth had come to light.
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By Arthur
April 8th, 2008 | documentary, internet | Comments
Starting in 2002, PBS Frontline “has streamed most of its documentaries free…part of an effort to reach younger audiences.”1 The New York Times reports that as a result of a MacArthur Foundation Grant, Frontline has been able to develop a much richer video experience. I cannot argue. After stumbling on the recently released Frontline documentary, Bush’s War, I found myself engaged in the layers of content on the site. Then I branched out to see some of the other projects completed with the same comprehensive coverage (The Medicated Chile, Bad Voodoo’s War, and Cheny’s Law).
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