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Dear Friend of Between The Lines,
Palast Investigates from Greg Palast on Vimeo.
Many of you are familiar with the work of BBC-TV investigative journalist Greg Palast, whose best-selling books, "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy," and "Armed Madhouse," helped us better understand how our elections are stolen, who profits from oil wars and the secret agenda of corporate globalization.
Palast, considered by many to be the top investigative journalist in the United States, has just produced a new video documentary, "Palast Investigates: From 8-Mile to the Amazon - on the Trail of the Financial Marauders. " The video covers his recent investigations on financial vultures who prey on the world's poorest nations; the human cost of oil production in the Amazon and the theft of millions of votes from American Indians in New Mexico.
Because Greg serves on the Between The Lines advisory board, he's offering Between The Lines listeners a special deal. Purchase his new video DVD for $40, and the proceeds from your contribution will be split 50-50, with half going to Between The Lines and half going to support Palast's Investigative Fund.
Greg Palast and Between The Lines share a passion for spreading the word about corporate and government corruption, overcoming the obstacles set up by the corporate media to telling those important stories. Please consider purchasing Greg's video, that will support both these important projects.
Read Greg's letter below and watch the trailer...
You may have caught the story on "60 Minutes" about Chevron crapping all over the Amazon in Ecuador, poisoning the Indians who live there.
The Palast team is thrilled that a big commercial U.S. network is picking up our reports from BBC Television and Democracy Now! But if you watched the CBS report, you haven't seen the WHOLE story.
If you want the real thing, the original reports -- uncut, uncensored -- pick up our new film, "Palast Investigates: From 8-Mile to the Amazon - on the Trail of the Financial Marauders. "
Donate $40 or more at www.gregpalast.com/betweenthelines to the Palast Investigative Fund (tax deductible) and I'll send you, with gratitude, a signed copy of the DVD.
The Chicago Tribune says, "these stories bite." Here's what we've sunk our teeth into for this DVD - our 3 latest, biggest stories, for BBC Newsnight:
Investigation #1 - The Vultures
For BBC-TV, we hunt for the man known as 'Goldfinger' - a vulture "investor" who, through pay-offs and political trickery, was able to pocket foreign aid meant to pay for AIDS medication. Nice guy.
The story takes us from a boutique in Switzerland, where Zambia's President used his booty to buy hundreds of shirts, suits and 72 pairs of "elevator" shoes with extra high heels; then on to Jack Abramoff's former lobbying firm, then right into the Oval Office.
"60 Minutes" asked if they can repeat that story as well. Great! But why wait, when you can get the full Monty right now?
Investigation #2 - Rumble in the Jungle
Here's the Chevron Oil story, no holds barred. CBS re-filmed almost every frame of our original BBC report - but what they left out is the confidential document from inside the oil company ordering field workers to destroy evidence of oil dumping. And they left out the crucial connection of Condi Rice to Chevron. We leave out nothing.
Investigation #3 - Steal back your Vote
Yes, they did monkey with the vote in 2008.
In this report we expose how it was done. If every ballot had been counted, Obama would have had an additional 6 million votes in his column.
It didn't make a difference this time but it sure will when future elections are close.
The report also features my Rolling Stone magazine co-writer, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
"60 Minutes" wanted to repeat that story too. Some day. We've already done it for BBC and Democracy Now! and it's all on this DVD.
"Palast Investigates" features music by Willie Nelson and Foo Fighters Chris Shiflett.
Donate for the signed DVD and get the bonus material not available on the download version. There's an astonishing interview with the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, the "new Chavez" of Latin America. Plus, my tour of our cheap-rent office, a real journalism boiler room, on New York's Lower East Side.
This is .... Greg Palast, reporting.
Thank you and please forward this information to anyone you think might want this DVD by Greg Palast!
Scott Harris
Executive Producer
Between The Lines
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PAST EVENTS
Sneak Preview — FEB. 21, 2009
“Billboard from Bethlehem”
A Sneak Preview of a 1-Hour Film Documentary featuring Former Israeli Soldiers and Former Palestinian Fighters Followed by a Talk and Reception with Producer/Director Bruce Barrett of IWagePeace.org and former Israel Defense Forces paratrooper Elik Elhanan.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 27, 2008
A GREEN JOBS NOW: National Day of Action Event
A FORUM WITH MICHAEL T. KLARE SPEAKING ON OIL, WAR and the FUTURE of AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
MP3 (full-length)
See more details, including trailer, press releases, audio clips, parking and directions. See a summary at Green Jobs Now.
Learn about Green Jobs Now 9.27.08 National Day of Action to Build the New Economy. "Our military policy and our energy policy have become intertwined. They have become one and the same. ... And if we continue to rely on military force to solve our resource needs, we're in for a very bloody and dangerous and painful century indeed."-- Michael T. Klare, in "Blood and Oil"
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