_The Panama Deception_ Dir. Barbara Trent
Winner of the Academy Award for the Best Documentary in 1993
_The Panama Deception_ documents the untold story of the December 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama: the events which led to it; the excessive force used; the enormity of the death and destruction; and the devastating aftermath. _The Panama Deception_ uncovers the real reasons for this internationally condemned attack, presenting a view of the invasion which widely differs from that portrayed by the U.S. media and exposes how the U.S. government and the mainstream media suppressed information about this foreign policy disaster.
_The Panama Deception_ includes never-before-seen footage of the invasion and its aftermath, as well as interviews with both invasion proponents like Gen. Maxwell Thurman, Panamanian President Endara and Pentagon spokesperson Pete Williams, and opponents like U.S. Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY.), Panamanian human rights workers Olga Mejia and Isabel Corro and former Panamanian diplomat Humberto Brown. Network news clips and media critics contribute to a staggering analysis of media control and self censorship relevant to any news coverage today, particularly during times of war.
Date: Monday, November 19 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Location: 264 MacQuigg Lab at the OSU 105 West Woodruff Ave.
Sponsored by the Student International Forum. Visit <www.osu.edu/map/linkbuildings/macquigglab.html> for an OSU campus map. Go to <www.osu.edu/students/sif/> for the SIF homepage. Go to <www.osu.edu/students/sif/calendar.html> for a calendar of anti-war events. For more info, contact Yoshie Furuhashi at <furuhashi.1 at osu.edu> or 614-668-6554; or Keith Kilty at <kilty.1 at osu.edu> or 614-292-7181.
The flyer for the event is available at <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/trent.doc>. -- Yoshie
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