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DESCRIPTION:Political scientist and software developer Charles Ferguson wrote, produced 
 and directed "No End In Sight: The American Occupation of Iraq." On Monday, 
 January 21, at 7 PM, Peace Action of San Mateo County will screen the film 
 with a discussion to follow. \n\nRefreshments will be available. The UUSM 
 is wheelchair accessible.\n\nFrom the film's web site:\n"The first film of 
 its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq's descent into guerilla war, 
 warlord rule, criminality and anarchy, 'No End in Sight' is a jaw-dropping, 
 insider's tale of wholesale incompetence, recklessness and venality. 
 \n\n"Based on over 200 hours of footage, the film provides a candid 
 retelling of the events following the fall of Baghdad in 2003 by high 
 ranking officials such as former Deputy Secretary of State Richard 
 Armitage, Ambassador Barbara Bodine (in charge of Baghdad during the Spring 
 of 2003), Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell, and 
 General Jay Garner (in charge of the occupation of Iraq through May 2003) 
 as well as Iraqi civilians, American soldiers, and prominent analysts. 
 \n\n"'No End in Sight' examines the manner in which the principal errors of 
 U.S. policy - the use of insufficient troop levels, allowing the looting of 
 Baghdad, the purging of professionals from the Iraqi government, and the 
 disbanding of the Iraqi military - largely created the insurgency and chaos 
 that engulf Iraq today. 'No End in Sight' dissects the people, issues and 
 facts behind the Bush Administration's decisions and their consequences on 
 the ground to provide a powerful look into how arrogance and ignorance 
 turned a military victory into a seemingly endless and deepening nightmare 
 of a war."\n\nThe film won a Special Documentary Jury Prize at the 2007 
 Sundance Film Festival, as well as Best Documentary awards from the San 
 Francisco Film Critics Circle, the New York Film Critics Circle, & the Los 
 Angeles Film Critics Association.\n\n"No End in Sight" is 102 minutes, and 
 is not rated.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/01/06/18470329.php
SUMMARY:Screening of documentary film 'No End in Sight'
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo\n300 E. Santa Inez\nSan Mateo, CA 
 94402\n\nhttp://uusm.homestead.com/
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/01/06/18470329.php
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