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To: weegee

I recall hearing about that. Didn't he sayd he had no say in it? If he had a documented business relationship with them then I'm with you. However if they just 'endorsed' his film then that's something else.


46 posted on 08/23/2005 8:47:02 AM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges
Issue 7: Organizations Linked To Hezbollah Offered To Help Distribute Moore's Film (RNC Research | Jul 28, 04) - sourced from the Guardian

More on Hezbollah - Moore Flick: Not everyone thinks they're "terrorists"! It's a "natural" team!

First, in the original ScreenDaily Report of the connection, Front Row Entertainment said that money trumps principle:

And although Chacra says he and his company feel strongly that Fahrenheit is not anti-American, but anti-Bush, “we can’t go against these organisations as they could strongly boycott the film in Lebanon and Syria.”

But a few days later, they returned with an even more stunning comment:

Gianluca Chacra, the managing director of Front Row Entertainment, the movie's distributor in the United Arab Emirates, confirms that Lebanese student members of Hezbollah "have asked us if there's any way they could support the film." While Hezbollah is considered a legitimate political party in many parts of the world, the U.S. State Department classifies the group as a terrorist organization. Chacra was unfazed, even excited, about their offer. "Having the support of such an entity in Lebanon is quite significant for that market and not at all controversial. I think it's quite natural."


50 posted on 08/23/2005 8:51:14 AM PDT by weegee (The Rovebaiting by DUAC must stop. It is nothing but a partisan witchhunt.)
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