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not everyone thinks you're god, Michael Moore
by specialK at 11:04 pm EDT, Jul 16, 2004

From The Scripps Howard News Service:

"Fahrenheit 9/11" is making mega-bucks in American theaters and with some help from terrorists who also are Michael Moore fans it could prove a blockbuster in the Middle East, too.

The film-industry publication Screendaily.com reports that the movie will soon debut in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain.

"In terms of marketing," Screendaily.com announces, Moore "is getting a boost from organizations related to Hezbollah."

Yes, that Hezbollah: the Syrian and Iranian-backed terrorist group that pioneered suicide bombings against Americans more than 20 years ago in Beirut, the terrorist group second only to al Qaeda in number of Americans murdered, the terrorist group that now operates against the United States in Iraq, the terrorist group that Richard Armitage, deputy secretary of state, dubbed the "A-Team of terrorists" more skilled and cunning than almost any other.

"We can't go against these organizations," explains Gianluca Chacra, the managing director of Front Row Entertainment, the UAE-based firm releasing Moore's flick in the Middle East.

Chacra added: "Having the support of such an entity in Lebanon is quite significant for that market and not at all controversial. I think it's quite natural."

**I don't know how many Michael Moore fans are out there, but I won't be going to see his movie. You can make your own decisions.**

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RE: not everyone thinks you're god, Michael Moore
by Decius at 10:27 am EDT, Jul 20, 2004

specialK wrote:
] "In terms of marketing," Screendaily.com announces, Moore "is
] getting a boost from organizations related to Hezbollah."

Is this really true? A search on the net shows right wing websites quoting right wing websites... "WorldNetDaily" is not a reputable news source. All of the actual facts seem to come from Screendaily. Screendaily is questionable. Its a picture heavy UK movie industry rag with bubbly, markety reviews of recent movies.

Organizations related? Related how? What organizations exactly? Screendaily mentioned that these people called up Moore's distributor and offered to help. If they know such detail they certainly must know who the organizations are.

RE: not everyone thinks you're god, Michael Moore
by specialK at 11:00 am EDT, Jul 20, 2004

] Organizations related? Related how? What organizations
] exactly? Screendaily mentioned that these people called up
] Moore's distributor and offered to help. If they know such
] detail they certainly must know who the organizations are.

Those are good questions. A lot of times, journalists DO know the answers, but they choose not to reveal them because they're afraid to make their sources angry. I'm going to check into this though later tonite.

Decius wrote:
] specialK wrote:
] ] "In terms of marketing," Screendaily.com announces, Moore
] "is
] ] getting a boost from organizations related to Hezbollah."
]
] Is this really true? A search on the net shows right wing
] websites quoting right wing websites... "WorldNetDaily" is not
] a reputable news source. All of the actual facts seem to come
] from Screendaily. Screendaily is questionable. Its a picture
] heavy UK movie industry rag with bubbly, markety reviews of
] recent movies.
]
] Organizations related? Related how? What organizations
] exactly? Screendaily mentioned that these people called up
] Moore's distributor and offered to help. If they know such
] detail they certainly must know who the organizations are.