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In Solidarity with Gaza

2009-01-18T10:20:00.001-06:00

Milwaukee Vigil for Peace and Justice in Gaza: over 500 gathered in support of the end of the siege on Gaza. Br. Othman Atta led the event with an overview of the situation some are calling a holocaust on the Palestinians. "We call on our government to end the billions of tax dollars we give to Israel on an annual basis as well as the delivery of modern weaponry that Israel uses to occupy and terrorize the Palestinian population." Jan4, 2009.
As of Friday 1/16/09 over 1100 Palestinians have been killed, over 700 estimated women and children civilians while 13 Israeli defence forces have been killed, 4 due to 'friendly fire.
see also www.snowshoefilms.com

IVAW - Conscience of a Nation

2008-12-16T08:23:00.002-06:00

Three days of testimony in 30 minutes. IVAW met in Maryland in March 2008, over 200 veterans in attendance, dozens of cameras, simulcasts and radio hosts. Over 50 veterans testified to what they witnessed in Iraq and Afghanistan and invited the world to watch. The event was ignored by the lamestream media.
We continue to work with the footage and re-present it to those that missed it. see also the full testimonies at www.ivaw.org and excerpts at www.snowshoefilms.com
-30 minutes -Order the dvd with rights to play at any venue via www.snowshoefilms.com/ivaw

McCAIN MIA ON VETERANS ISSUES

2008-09-12T20:41:00.002-05:00

Iraq Veterans Against
the War marched on the RNC in St. Paul Minnesota to protest the war, and deliver a letter on the treatment of veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan War. McCain's representatives refused to receive the letter or meet with the IVAW representative. (1Sep2008)
see also www.ivaw.org & www.veteransforpeace.org
28minute version - play winmedia file or play google video
also available on dvd for donation with a 28 minute talk by Ray McGovern from Monday Sept. 1 in St. Paul Minnesota. see www.snowshoefilms.com

Government wants to block testing for mad cow

2008-05-13T11:04:00.002-05:00

This is outrageous! Of course this isn't making any network news outlets.

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration on Friday urged a federal appeals court to stop meatpackers from testing all their animals for mad cow disease, but a skeptical judge questioned whether the government has that authority.

The government seeks to reverse a lower court ruling that allowed Kansas-based Creekstone Farms Premium Beef to conduct more comprehensive testing to satisfy demand from overseas customers in Japan and elsewhere.

Less than 1 percent of slaughtered cows are currently tested for the disease under Agriculture Department guidelines. The agency argues that more widespread testing does not guarantee food safety and could result in a false positive that scares consumers.

"They want to create false assurances," Justice Department attorney Eric Flesig-Greene told a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
link and link

I AM NO LONGER THE MONSTER I ONCE WAS

2008-05-06T17:30:00.002-05:00

-10min 49seconds
IVAW member Jon Turner relates his experiences in Iraq at the Winter Soldier 2008 event.
see also www.ivaw.org and www.snowshoefilms.com for more

RACHEL CORRIE - AN AMERICAN HERO

2008-05-04T11:45:00.003-05:00

-9min
In her Winter Soldier II testimony Dr. Wasfi paid tribute to Rachel Corrie. "Rachel at the time -- 2003 -- was a 23-year-old college student who, after September 11th, wanted to learn about other cultures...wanted to try to understand what was going on. Tragically on March 16, 2003 Rachel was crushed by an Israeli Caterpillar D-9 Bulldozer (commanded by the Israeli Defense Forces) while blocking a home demolition in Rafah with the International Solidarity Movement. full text at www.snowshoefilms.com/wintersoldier

I THOUGHT WE WERE DOING THE RIGHT THING

2008-05-02T11:54:00.005-05:00

-15 minutes
Iraq Veteran Against the War Sergio Kochergin woke up to the criminal nature of the war sometime in his second deployment to Iraq. Speaking out at Winter Soldier Sergio described how he and his fellow soldiers were used and abused, and how the rules of engagement put the soldiers in an intolerable position. Winter Soldier 2008 Testimonies from Iraq and Afghanistan, Silver Spring Maryland, part of the Snowhshoeflms.com IVAW series.

‘WE’RE POISONING THE WORLD’: WINTER SOLDIER II

2008-04-27T22:56:00.003-05:00

-23min Version
Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW), Silver Spring Maryland, March 13-16, 2008. Matt Howard (USMC 1st Tank Battalion) reveals the military policy toward its troops: lie and cover-up, then discard and/or discredit. Howard focuses on the deployment and effects of ‘depleted uranium’ (DU) on the targets, defenseless Afghanis, Iraqis - and U.S. soldiers. Howard calls DU ‘the agent orange of this occupation.” The 3-day IVAW event, attended by over 200 veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq occupations, in effect constituted a part of a war crimes tribunal, with eyewitness testimony. The event also commemorated the 1971 ‘Winter Soldier’ where Vietnam vets protested and exposed the war crimes committed on Vietnam. Music thanks to Jason Moon and ‘Erin from Trendy.’
23 mins

Winter Soldier on Depleted Uranium

2008-04-27T14:42:00.003-05:00

10min version
Winter Soldier intro for our series on the IVAW.org event March 13-16, 2008 just outside of D.C. in Silver Spring Maryland. Jason Moon takes us in with song and Kelly Dougherty briefly explains the event. Wisconsin folks tell us what they saw in the news then Matt Howard's testimony on the 16th describes the nuclear weapons commonly used in Iraq and Afghanistan - Depleted Uranium is a weapon of genocide.

IRAQ VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR - MIDWEST

2008-04-27T14:40:00.002-05:00

"I joined the National Guard.. didn't know it was going to be the International Guard"
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Feb 23 2008.
Winter Soldier, Washington D.C. March 13-16th, 2008 www.ivaw.org/wintersoldier
For simulcast info visit: www.ivaw.org/wintersoldier/howtowatch
Once again, veterans are fighting for the soul of our country.
They will demonstrate their patriotism by speaking out with honor and integrity instead of blindly following failed policy.
Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan will feature testimony from U.S. veterans who served in those occupations, giving an accurate account of what is really happening day in and day out, on the ground.

GEORGE BUSH OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF HIMSELF: Cynthia McKinney

2008-04-27T14:38:00.001-05:00

It's a dangerous game she plays, Cynthia McKinney from Georgia. She's running for President on the Green Party ticket. Imagine! What guts. She knows full well what a buzz saw she's getting into. She knows how ruthless those in power are. They don't think anything of killing people, even thousands of their purported "own people," then blame it on "the enemy." They laugh about it in advance, as Aaron Russo told us in his anecdote about Nicholas Rockefeller's bemused advance knowledge of 9/11. They killed Senator Wellstone and there wasn't a peep. McKinney knows what she's getting into. But she hopes to use this platform to alert the public to the full scope of our situation, steps that might be taken to arrest our dystopic spiral, and begin to address some of the horror the U.S. has perpetrated on the world and its own citizens. (McKinney press conference, Madison, Wisconsin Dec. 10, 2007, 10 min. part one) Part 2 up at www.snowshoefilms.com

Madison Dec,11,2007 911Truth

2008-04-27T14:37:00.001-05:00

National Awareness of False Flag Operations. 9/11 Truth activists meet somewhere IN A TOWN NEAR YOU every 11th day of the month. Checkout www.truthaction.org. Kevin Barrett and a group of concerned citizens demonstrate their December 11th action. They were also part of Presidential tour welcoming committee. more at snowshoefilms.com

Sir Shadow

2008-04-27T14:33:00.001-05:00

Sir Shadow, a master of one line art creates a piece outside his shop in NYC.
We just happened by and had to run the camera for this little short, nice artwork ;) see also www.sirshadow.com and www.snowshoefilms.com we were there to cover the 9-11 truth events.

Zelikow's Novel

2008-04-27T14:21:00.001-05:00

Phillip Zelikow is very important in the 9/11 cover-up. Head author of the 9-11 Commission Report, hired as a Bush II transition team member for his supposed expertise on al-Qaeda (according to Karen Hughes), didn't want to hear anything about al-Qaeda from Richard Clarke, chief counter-terrorism expert on George W. Bush's national security council. Similarly, John Ashcroft at the Dept. of Justice didn't want to hear anything about al-Qaeda before 9/11 from Thomas Picard, acting director of the FBI. In these and other instances, Zelikow as executive director of the 9/11 Commission, suborned perjury, Webster Tarpley charges.
Tarpley reveals Zelikow's cover-up role in the Able Danger FBI effort to expose "al-Qaeda" cells. Prof. Graeme MacQueen calls attention to Zelikow's unique role in predicting then explicating the consequences of "the transformative event" as head of the commission charged with investigating the catastrophic terrorism of 9/11. Ken Jenkins and Peter Dale Scott note that Zelikow's expertise is in creating and exploiting public myths, and that Zelikow's links to the neo-cons date to the early 1980s.

Midwest Renewable Energy Fair 2007 collage to music

2008-04-27T14:20:00.001-05:00

The largest Alternative Energy and Sustainable Living Fair in the Americas, this is a collage of a day at the 18th annual fair in Custer Wisconsin. Come out next year June 20-22 2008. see also www.the-mrea.org and www.snowshoefilms.com

9-11.. Hello!: Major Doug Rokke

2008-04-27T14:19:00.001-05:00

Madison Conference August 5, 2007 - "The Science and the Politics of 9/11:What's Controversial, What's Not?" Major Rokke shared his view on the events of 9-11, here is part one of his talk. Doug Rokke: Ph.D., former Director, U.S. Army Depleted Uranium Project, earned his B.S. in physics at Western Illinois and his M.S. and Ph.D. in physics and technology education the University of Illinois. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental science, environmental engineering, nuclear physics, and emergency management, and served as a staff physicist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for 19 years. His military career spanned four decades, including combat duty in Vietnam and Gulf War I -10min30seconds

Interview with the Loose Change Crew

2008-04-27T14:04:00.001-05:00

full 26min version up at snowshoefilms ... Tremendously impressed with the movie Loose Change 2nd edition, snowshoefilms grabbed the opportunity to interview the producers at the Chicago 9/11 conference and asked a few questions about their movie. here's the result.. If you havn't seen it, its a must see.

Shock and Awe Anniversary 2006

2008-04-27T13:58:00.001-05:00

A WISCONSIN SHOCK AND AWE ANNIVERSARY: March 18 2006 The Sheboygan Peaceseekers, Veterans for Peace and Between the Lakes Green Party worked on events to bring attention to the third anniversary of the War on Iraq. They erected "Walls of Remembrance" and placed the names of U.S. casualties on it while posting images of Iraqi dead nearby. After the wall event the groups gathered at a peace concert featuring Jason Moon, a veteran of the Iraq War. Songs by Jason Moon, Thacia Northy and Hot Canary in order of appearance. 8min

The US military irradiates its own troops: Maj. Doug Rokke

2008-04-27T13:38:00.001-05:00

SNOWSHOEFILMS DOCUMENTARY (part 1) of Rokke in 2003 in Rochester, NY at a VFW post. Maj. Doug Rokke, PhD, was tasked to do the 1991 Gulf War clean-up of 'depleted uranium' - DU -- for the U.S. Army. Here he speaks to veterans and anti-war activists. Rokke exposes the US military's total indifference to the fate of not only the Iraqi people, b ut also to the men and women in the US military and the rest of the world. Rokke was told to lie by his superiors about the harmful effects of DU while he himself and his military comrades were sick and dying of DU poisoning. (part 1 of 4 / snowshoefilms)

9/11 Activists Speak Out at Ground Zero 2006

2008-04-27T13:37:00.001-05:00

Sept. 11, 2006 several thousand activists came to NYC to learn about the information dug up by the 9-11 truth activists. The weekend included lectures and activism aimed at bringing the questions about the september 11 World Trade Center attacks up to the public. Included in this short is Corey Rowe of the Loose Change phenomenon, Alex Jones, among others like www.ny911truth.org . music by Immortal Technique. This short Produced by www.snowshoefilms.com

S-1959: Homegrown Terrorism Act - criminalizing US citizens

2008-04-27T13:34:00.001-05:00

HR 1955, the 'VIOLENT RADICALIZATION HOMEGROWN TERRORISM PREVENTION ACT OF 2007' passed in the House Oct. 23, 2007. 404 Members of Congress voted for it. Traitors, dupes or useful fools. The vote was 404-6.

Under the law, those who challenge the official story about anything will be deemed criminal. This crime is called 'encouraging radicalization.' The legislation was sponsored chiefly by AIPAC-connected Jane Harman (D-CA). The police state law (S.1959) sped quietly through Joe Leiberman's HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE in the Senate (with the help of Norm Coleman, Wellstone's replacement, you recall). If and when it passes in the Senate, it will provide academic-sounding (university-based 'Centers for Excellence') cover for thought control crimes. The Internet will be policed by Chertoff and his DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. What Chutzpah!

Highlights of the OFFICIAL TEXT read by nerak and yoryevrah in this snowshoefilms bulletin, 12/01/2007

Mad Cow USA Update:John Stauber

2008-04-27T13:25:00.005-05:00

Author of Mad Cow USA answers questions about US beef safety concerns and 'prion' diseases (transmissible spongiform encephalopathies) and the correlation of Mad Cow with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Interview with John Stauber at the National Conference for Media Reform, Memphis TN Jan. 13, 2007. (10 min.) see also www.prwatch.org
Produced by www.snowshoefilms.com see snowshoefilms.com for the full 19 minute version that includes commentary on the Military Commissions Act and free speech.
see also www.snowshoefilms.com health section

EXPLOSIVE TESTIMONY! / MacQueen NYFD 9/11 witnesses

2008-04-27T00:38:00.006-05:00

Graeme MacQueen, Founding Director of the Centre for Peace Studies (McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario) reads testimony from New York Fire Dept. firefighters:
Angel Rivera: "When we hit the 19th floor, something horrendous happened. It was like a bomb went off. We thought we were dead. The whole building shook."

NYFD Asst. Commissioner Stephen Gregory: I thought that I saw...low level flashes...I saw flash-flash-flash, and then it looked like the building came down. You know like when they blow up a building, when it falls down? That's what I thought I saw."
Firefighter Daniel Rivera: "At first I thought it was... Do you ever see professional demolition where they set the charges on certain floors and then you hear, 'pop-pop-pop-pop-pop'? That's exactly what, because I thought it was that, when I heard that frigging noise, that's when I saw the building coming down."
NYFD Captain Karin Deshore: "Somewhere around the middle of the World Trade Center there was this orange and red flash coming out. Initially it was just one flash. Then this flash kept popping, all the way around the building, and that building had started to explode."

The New York City Fire Department, under the direction of Fire Commissioner Tom Von Essen, collected the testimony of 503 first-responder EMTs, Port Authority police, and firefighters. It came to 12,000 pages. The 9/11 Commission, run by White House appointee and insider, Philip Zelikow, rejected the testimony, just ignored it, not germane to the foregone conclusion. Also, somewhat explosive.
MacQueen's statement was drafted for the Vancouver 9/11 Conference, June 22-24, 2007. Snowshoe Documentary films (part 2 of 3)

9/11 Commission Report bars 503 1st responder eyewitnesses

2008-04-27T00:37:00.000-05:00

"Snowshoe Films & Graeme MacQueen acknowledge that the image of the angle-cut column used in this film is controversial. Recent evidence indicates many columns appear to have been
blown apart at the welds. When we have the time we intend to substitute a more representative image."

Within a month of 9/11, NYC fire commissioner Thomas Von Essen, a 30-year NYFD vet, set up interviews with fire, port authority police and EMT first responders to record their initial impressions of what they experienced on Sept 11.
The stories of 503 men and women ran to 12,000 pages. Graeme MacQueen, a recently retired religious studies professor, read them all. In addition to the heartrending nature of many of the stories, the consistent theme was of hearing, feeling and seeing explosions, a controlled demolition. Failure to officially acknowledge this evidence is further proof of an inside job. MacQueen (McMaster University, Ontario, Canada) narrowed down the testimony of 118 first responders as especially court-worthy testimony. But he notes the entire testimony was excluded by the 9/11 Commission, as well as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). [Part 1 of 2; Part 2: First Responders Testimony] Video prepared for the Vancouver 9/11 Truth Conference, June 22-24, 2007 / snowshoefilms

9-11 Boston Tea Party in Milwaukee

2008-04-27T00:35:00.000-05:00

Dec 16, 1773 the Boston Tea Party was a revolt against government tyranny, Dec 16, 2006 we honor the 1773 event by burning the 9-11 Commission Report for its lies and deception. Also included is a brief overview of the Military Commissions Act of Oct, 2006. Sponsored by Veterans for 9-11 Truth www.v911t.org www.myspace.com/prothink and www.ts911t.org produced by www.snowshoefilms.com
Milwaukee News channel 12 footage online at:
http://theshow.podomatic.com/entry/20...

KILL EVERYBODY: American soldier exposes US policy in Iraq

2008-04-27T00:33:00.000-05:00

US ARMY SPECIALIST DARRELL ANDERSON EXPOSES US POLICY "I joined in '03," 'cause I was broke, I needed money, but I was a young American kid, I wanted to fight in a war. I joined up. [A] month out of training I arrived in Baghdad, Iraq, January '04. Saddam's been captured. And I get there and the guys I'm serving with have been there for six months already; they were there in '03. And I go, "Well, you know what, I think it's come out that, you know, these people had nothing to do with 9/11, there was no Iraqi on those planes. We can see around here there's no Al Qaida, there's no terrorist syndicates in Baghdad, or Iraq. Saddam had stamped 'em out." And I asked my buddies, "Well, you know, we're here to find 'weapons of mass destruction'." And they laughed at me. And I said, "Well, you know, we're here to 'help the people.'" And they laughed at me. And I said, "What's our mission? What's our goal?"...They're like, "All we're trying to do is make it home alive..." Anderson describes the escalation of violence against unarmed civilians: "In April, they told us, "In a crowded area, if one person shoots at you, kill everybody." Anderson explains the rationale from the officers: "They [members of the crowd of people] are letting them [the person or persons firing at the U.S. military] attack you. They're no longer innocent if they're there at the time of the crime..." (9/11 conference, Chandler AZ Feb 23-25, 2007) 911TV.org / snowshoefilms post-production/ 9:46
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STIRLING ENGINE: Bracebridge Fall Fair

2008-04-27T00:24:00.000-05:00

At the Bracebridge Canada Fail Fair Sept 2006, a man explains his 1895 'stirling engine': highly efficient, long-lasting, quiet, reliable, low-maintenance, off-the-grid. Filmed by alternative energy systems engineer Barry Miller; edited by Snowshoe Documentary Films (nerak); banjo by Andy Fitzgibbon. www.snowshoefilms.com

A NATION CANNOT SURVIVE TREASON: CICERO

2008-04-27T00:23:00.000-05:00

2000 years before Eisenhower warned of the military-industrial complex, Cicero warned us of "treason from within." Greg Felton, author of The Host and the Parasite (How Israel's Fifth Column Consumed America) concludes his book with Marcus Tullius Cicero's last words (43 BC). www.snowshoefilms.com

O CANADA! GIVE SAMI AL-ARIAN ASYLUM

2008-04-27T00:22:00.000-05:00

Professor Sami Al-Arian (U. of South Florida) has been a political prisoner since Feb. 20, 2003. Acquitted of the charges against him, he agreed to leave the U.S., becoming a stateless person. His persecution is a hate crime, conducted by the U.S. "Justice Department" and Zionist colleagues. Canada must reach out to Sami, offering him asylum. He will be a great asset to your country and a severe loss to ours. www.snowshoefilms.com

War Resisters Welcome Here

2008-04-27T00:13:00.000-05:00

Canadian citizens appose the war on Iraq and almost every policy George Bush lays out. here's a short vid of them welcoming an AWOL soldier to Canada and his speech to the imprompto gathering of folks protesting G.W. Bush's visit to Canada in 2004.
www.snowshoefilms.com

Dr. Sami Al-Arian 2002 anti-war appeal

2008-04-26T22:52:00.000-05:00

Prof. Al-Arian exposed the neo-con cabal and the lies they were concocting to create the 'Clash of Civilizations' and sell the invasion of Iraq. For the crime of pointing out the Zionist agenda, he was indicted and prosecuted, but acquitted; and yet remains in prison. www.snowshoefilms.com interview of Oct. 2002, Washington D.C.

Not In Our Name! Feb. 15, 2003

2008-04-26T22:07:00.000-05:00

A month before the U.S. invaded Iraq, 500,000 people marched in Washington DC to stop that war. "Not in our name," they said. The U.S. government invaded any way, killing over a million people, draining America of its wealth and humanity. www.snowshoefilms.com

You Take My Children - song on MOTHER'S DAY

2008-04-26T21:48:00.000-05:00

I wanted my children to have a good skill but they go in your army and you teach them to kill. Rifles and guns won't win any wars unless you've got something worth fighting for..." Luci Murphy & Pam Parker sing Peter Jones' song, Jan. 18, 2003

We Were Also Killed on 9-11 short

2008-04-26T18:54:00.000-05:00

FIRST RESPONDERS 8min version..New York City 9-11 2006 Truth weekend, 1st responders speak out about the sick and dying in NYC due to the toxic cloud that the EPA refused to warn about, saying the air was safe to breathe. They covered up the dangers as they covered up the rogue elements of our government being involved in the attacks of September 11, 2001. Also shown are snips of Ralph Schoenman and Alex Jones. 9/11/2006.
Produced by www.snowshoefilms.com
see also the transcript at filmmakers notebook #121
www.snowshoefilms.com/filmmakersnotebook .html