A Way Out Of The War On Terror - VPRO documentary - 2009
136Some call it the War on Terror; some call it the Clash of Civilizations; one man calls it just another conflict on the global political game board to resolve. And for him that's just another day at work. Alastair Crooke was a negotiator for the MI6, the British Secret Service, and spent more than 30 years contributing to mediation and resolution of conflicts around the world, from Northern Ireland to the Middle East. Now, with his organisation Conflicts Forum, Alastair fights for his belief that dialogue is the best strategy to find a way out of the War on Terror.
Crooke sees the incapacity to distinguish between different Islamist movements as the biggest threat to Western security. And he believes that misinformation about Islam culture is increasing unjustified violence and impeding peace talks: Open the channels of communications, yes, even though the bombs are going off. This documentary shows Crooke bringing together leaders of the Islamist movements Hamas and Hezbollah and the British political heavyweight Michael Ancram, MP and former British Minister for Northern Ireland. Contains interviews with Michael Ancram, Alastair Crooke and Usama Hamdan, one of the political leaders of Hamas, and others.
Originally broadcasted by VPRO in 2009.
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Credits:
Director: Chai Locher
Research: Chai Locher / Gijs Meyer Swantee
Producer: Judith van den Berg
Editors in chief: Jos de Putter/Doke Romeijn
English, French and Spanish subtitles: Ericsson.
French and Spanish subtitles are co-funded by European Union.