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<< NY Times on Union Discord | Main | The Bush Depression >> August 01, 2004Kuwait Bans "Fahrenheit 9/11"Yep, this is the monarchical dictatorship that we supposedly saved from Saddam Hussein, helping keep its oil fields in the hands of its rich elite's hands. And for this... Posted by Nathan at August 1, 2004 10:33 AM Related posts:
Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsMeanwhile, in that lovable democracy closer to home... HAVANA -- American director Michael Moore's documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" was shown on prime-time Cuban state-run television after playing to packed cinemas for a week. Cubans for Kerry! Posted by: Fidel at August 1, 2004 01:21 PM Meanwhile, in that lovable democracy closer to home... HAVANA -- American director Michael Moore's documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" was shown on prime-time Cuban state-run television after playing to packed cinemas for a week. Cubans for Kerry! Posted by: Fidel at August 1, 2004 01:21 PM I'm no fan of Castro-- who censors what ever he doesn't like-- but your point does raise the issue of why the US has spent years trying to overthrow Castro because he was a dictator, yet defended the Kuwait monarchy, despite it being a dictorship. The hypocrisy is evident. Posted by: Nathan Newman at August 1, 2004 01:43 PM Nathan: "yet defended the Kuwait monarchy" The reason for that spells in three letters. Posted by: cm at August 1, 2004 02:00 PM They banned it? Why didn't we think of that? Posted by: W at August 1, 2004 06:49 PM They're not releasing it in South Africa, either, at least not this year. Pisses me off. Posted by: MFB at August 2, 2004 04:51 AM Castro was pissed because GW called him Posted by: Ruester at August 3, 2004 12:16 AM Sorry, Ruester, South Africa doesn't have any dictatorships. Swaziland's a monarchy, if that's what you're thinking of; otherwise the nearest dictatorship is the "Democratic Republic" of the Congo, which is on the Equator. Posted by: MFB at August 3, 2004 05:21 AM Then maybe the middle east should model their Posted by: Ruester at August 10, 2004 02:59 AM Castro should be alloed to show 9/11. After all Hamas is handing out free copies.
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