There's a Devil Loose

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Breaking The Bank is a remarkable independent account of the April 2000 protests against the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Drawing on the hard work of eight activist production groups and scores of volunteer videographers, this documentary is filled with dramatic, inspiring footage from the streets of D.C. Breaking The Bank goes beyond the activists' slogans and corporate media's sensationalism to achieve an in-depth examination of the issues behind the protests.

“Blood and Oil - The Middle East in World War I” examines the devastating conflict and Western political intrigue that laid the foundations for wars, coups, revolts and military interventions in the Middle East. After the end of World War I, most of the Ottoman Empire was carved up into “spheres of influence,” controlled mostly by the British and French. The remaining territories became the modern state of Turkey in 1923 - after a live-year struggle by Turkish nationalists against Western domination.

The film unearths declassified documents and highlights forgotten passages in prominent presidential doctrines to show how concerns about oil have been at the core of American foreign policy for more than 60 years - rendering our contemporary energy and military policies virtually indistinguishable.