Imminent Threat (2015)

6.7/10 73 min Documentary

Overview

A look at the War on Terror and the threat it's causing to our civil liberties and political discourse. Academy Award nominee James Cromwell presents Janek Ambros' directorial debut. The feature doc tackles the War on Terror's impact on civil liberties and the strange coalition it's creating between the progressive left and libertarian right. The doc examines the NSA, drones, the war on journalism and other encroachments on civil liberties started by the Bush era and expanded by the Democratic establishment.

Cast

Julian Assange

Self (archive footage)

Joe Biden

Self (archive footage)

John Boehner

Self (archive footage)

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Dick Cheney

Self (archive footage)

Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Barry Goldwater

Self (archive footage)

Chris Hayes

Self (archive sound)

Saddam Hussein

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Joseph McCarthy

Self (archive footage)

George McGovern

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

Nancy Pelosi

Self (archive footage)

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