From the front lines in Iraq, to the legal lynching in Jena, LA, to the growth of a new poor people's movement in the streets of Philadelphia and Nashville - This film takes you where the mainstream media would not dare to go.

From the front lines in Iraq, to the legal lynching in Jena, LA, to the growth of a new poor people's movement in the streets of Philadelphia and Nashville--Dispatches 02 takes you where the mainstream media cannot go. The Ghost Of Anbar: The US military is creating and funding Sunni militias in Iraq. Are they 'freedom fighters,' or sectarian war criminals arming themselves for a Sunni-Shia civil war? (20 min) The Jena 6: Big Noise news report from the legal lynching in Jena LA, where six black students face life in prison for a schoolyard fight. (12 min) Homeless Power!: While the economy unravels and the gap widens between rich and poor, we look at the rise of a new poor people's movement in America. (12 min) Vulture Battle: Big Noise teams up once again with investigative reporter Greg Palast, following up on their report on debt speculators who are taking millions from the world's poorest countries. (10 min)

Cast & Crew

Producer: Big Noise Films

Additional Details

Label: Pm Press

Genre: Documentary

Run Time: 54 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 09/02/08

UPC: 760137478393