Award-winning journalist John Pilger presents a compelling view of Washington’s intervention over more than 50 years in Latin American states, propping up often brutal regimes which have reinforced the ‘invisibility’ of their majority peoples. The film casts similar CIA policies supposedly continuing in Iraq, Iran and Lebanon against the rise of vibrant, accountable and popular uprisings in countries like Venezuela and Bolivia that are leading to a powerful sense of change among poor communities. It ultimately reveals a scale of political engagement, alongside new approaches to economics, that the West should be actively supporting, and arguably learning from.

“An extraordinary and fascinating documentary”

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Tue 4 May, 18:00
Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH3 9BZ

Speakers/additional activities
Whatever the results, the General Election – following hot on the heels of this screening – will undoubtedly be marked by public feeling about democratic accountability and the West's intervention in Iraq. This screening will be followed by a short audience discussion reflecting on the question: "How should British governments safeguard democracy at home and abroad?" With contributions from leading civil society organisations, and you.