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Pro-War Propaganda
Since September 11, Bush administration officials have held meetings with Hollywood representatives regarding the content of the movies and other material they produce. In an October 17, 2001, meeting, Hollywood heads "committed themselves to new initiatives in support of the war on terrorism."

"Black Hawk Down" is just one of those movies, made hand-in-hand with the Pentagon. Weeks before the release of "Black Hawk Down," the Motion Picture Association of America held a private screening for senior White House advisers, and allowed them to make changes. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Oliver North, among others, attended the movie's Washington DC premiere.

Hollywood spends hundreds of millions of dollars on pro-war, racist films like these—$90 million on "Black Hawk Down" alone—while millions of people in New York and around the country are facing layoffs, evictions, cuts in health care, attacks on their pensions and more.
full story [International Action Center]