Actor, writer, director John Cusack has a lot to say about the Iraq war and the current state of US politics. Although he frequently uses such forums as the Huffington Post to express his criticism of the Bush administration, in his new film, War Inc., he really pulls out all the stops to shine a damningly aggressive light on the privatization of war.

Cusack sat down with Raw Story's Larisa Alexandrovna to discuss the film, his political views and his take on the state of mainstream media, which he feels has failed in its role as the public watchdog.

"I think in a way you can almost respect the criminals more than the enablers in some sick way -- I mean, I think what the Bush administration has done is criminal, should be treated as a crime, but the idea that people who call themselves journalists let these lies go on unchecked and endorsed them time and time again is [unpardonable]," Cusack said. "Don't get me wrong, I think great journalism is heroic, I am in awe of great journalists."

The journalists Cusack goes on to praise are a small contingent -- including the legendary Bill Moyers, Naomi Klein, Sy Hersh and Keith Olbermann. Cusack also credits alternative press outlets like Raw Story and blogs like Crooks and Liars with keeping the public informed.

War, Inc. is not subtle as far as satire goes, but it is precisely the sledgehammer hit -- the "shock" of the totally outlandish and suffocating all-over-the-place bombing of the viewer's senses -- that makes the film a truly onomatopoeic visual to the audacious crimes it is ridiculing on screen.

The plot revolves around a corporate hit-man, Brand Hauser (Cusack), who is hired by a corrupt US defense contractor called Tamerlane to assassinate the oil minister of the fictional Middle Eastern country of Turaqistan, which has been invaded by the United States. Tamerlane's CEO is a former United States Vice President, played brilliantly by Dan Aykroyd and obviously based on the current real life Vice President and former Halliburton CEO, **** Cheney.

Asked what Cusack would say to Vice President **** Cheney if he had the opportunity, Cusack wisecracks, "You have the right to remain silent."

Cusack is far more serious on the topic of torture and violations of the Geneva Conventions by Bush administration officials.

"You know, Nuremberg [the post World War II Nuremberg trials of the leaders and enablers of Nazi Germany] said that an illegal invasion of a sovereign country in a war of aggression is a supreme war crime."

Cusack wonders why no one in the press has made this a bigger issue and why Democrats in Congress have not made it a priority.


http://rawstory.com/news/2008/The_Dada_HitMan_Cometh_0507.html

This is awesome. People need to be told the truth. Whether they want to hear it or refuse it after told it, they need to know.

Trust me on this, that movie probably does not tell the whole truth of who is really behind the war and why.

They would not allow that information to get out, even in a so-called fictional movie.

So as long as the blame is placed at the scape-goats THEY don't mind. (Scape goats, Bush and Cheney are guilty but not completely responsible. They have handlers.)

Movies like that only aid in the current plan to unite the world into a one world government by the complete and total toppling of America and giving it over to the hands of the United Nations.

JB

No arguements here. Globalists, not Dems, Not Reps, but Globalists, those are the real enemy.

people only want to know about lower prices at Walmart and when the new line of HDTVs are arriving....

isn't that the TRUTH, people don't want to hear truth

most only hear what they want

the world globally has bigger things to think about but you know we are more inclined as a nation to see what Britney is up to than to see that our world is in serious jeopardy

yay John Cusack