By admin | February 23, 2009
This is a documentary about the seceratary of defense, Robery McNamara. This documentary gives us some great insight into the Kennedy Administration during the Cuban Missle Crisis. It also shows us how the policy greatly changed after the administration changed.
Also posted in Political |
By admin | February 4, 2009
A film the British Government deemed too grisly for release after World War II - has received its public debut on British television. Fifteen minutes of the black-and- white film, which was shot by the armed forces after the war, were televised Tuesday night by the Independent Television News.
By admin | January 13, 2009
Burma, the country of the Golden Pagodas, strangled by a military junta.
A pipeline built by two oil companies, TOTAL and UNOCAL. Slave labor, rape
and murder are the results of the joint venture with the military.
Doe vs. UNOCAL, the first lawsuit of its kind. Fifteen indigenous people battle head to head with two corporate giants in [...]
By admin | January 31, 2008
In 1998 the worst breakout of tornadoes hit the US and Canada. Nothing in recorded history had caused so much damage. Almost 150 tornadoes hit in 25% of US states. Hundreds of people are killed and thousands are left completely homeless. Watch this seconds from disaster documentary to see what happened.
Posted in Disaster | Tagged disaster, tornado |
By admin | January 25, 2008
A train carrying cargo with a miscalculated weight looses control of it’s breaks (as a result of them melting). The train hurtles down a mountain toward a quiet California residential neighbourhood. A quiet day turns into the worst disaster the town has ever seen. Weeks after the tragedy, all is not what it seems when [...]
By admin | January 24, 2008
A wildfire hits Sydney and cannot be controlled. A fantastic seconds from disaster documentary on how Sydney in Australia deals with their annual wildfire outbreak specifically with the worst one in Australian history.
By admin | January 23, 2008
A cheap budget hotel called the Hotel New World in Singapore collapses in on itself as a result of millions of tiny cracks in the support beams and columns (metal fatigue) caused by excess weight. After a week long rescue, there are a handful fo survivors but the remaining guests and staff are all dead. [...]
By admin | January 22, 2008
Just minutes after leaving JFK Airport in New York heading to France, TWA flight 800 disintegrates in a ball of fire above Long Island killing every passenger and crew member on board. There was no sign of trouble, no radio for help. What caused the mysterious crash of TWA flight 800?
By admin | January 18, 2008
A disgruntled citizen angered at the US state department (Tim McVeigh), sets off a bomb at the Alfred Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma. The bomb destroys his van and due to the volume of explosives, ruptures the support columns of the building causing it to collapse in on top of itself.
By admin | January 16, 2008
At a festive dance party in the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas city, dancers and spectators watch the competition from 20 meter high skywalks. Half way into the competition, the skywalks collapse killing hundreds and injuring hundreds more. What caused the skywalks to collapse? Faulty engineering or did management allow too many people on them? [...]
