Fahrenheit 911 - DVD October 5th!

[jayctravis]

Just heard on Air America

[xray s]

1. I hope he adds some new stuff

A bunch of Bushisms would be nice. Especially the "trifecta" joke.

[AndyTiedye]

3. He Should Add the Bit About Ashcroft's Taste in Air Travel

Mr. Moore was too kind to Ashcroft in the movie. Ashcroft DIDN'T
ignore the terror warnings completely...

Ashcroft Flying High (from cbs news)

Fishing rod in hand, Attorney General John Ashcroft left on a weekend trip to Missouri Thursday afternoon aboard a chartered government jet, reports CBS News Correspondent Jim Stewart.

In response to inquiries from CBS News over why Ashcroft was traveling exclusively by leased jet aircraft instead of commercial airlines, the Justice Department cited what it called a "threat assessment" by the FBI, and said Ashcroft has been advised to travel only by private jet for the remainder of his term.

"There was a threat assessment and there are guidelines. He is acting under the guidelines," an FBI spokesman said. Neither the FBI nor the Justice Department, however, would identify what the threat was, when it was detected or who made it.

<snip>

Earlier this week, the Justice Department leased a NASA-owned G-3 Gulfstream for a 6-day trip to Western states. Such aircraft cost the government more than $1,600 an hour to fly. When asked whether Ashcroft was paying for any portion of the trips devoted to personal business, a Justice Department spokeswoman declined to respond.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/07/26/national/printable303601.shtml

[kiahzero]

5. My understanding is that it was a separate assessment

Ashcroft was not the only one that generally traveled by commercial aircraft, was he? Everything I've read on this seems to indicate that the Ashcroft threat was distinct from the growing general concern over an al Qaeda attack.

[Jokinomx]

2. Thanks for the heads up... I will be first in line...

:dem:

[NYCGirl]

4. Here's what the extras will be:

Among DVD extras will be a featurette examining the release of "Fahrenheit 9/11," which lost its theatrical distributor last spring after Disney refused to let subsidiary Miramax handle the film because of its political content. Miramax bosses Harvey and Bob Weinstein bought back the film and lined up distribution through Lions Gate and IFC Films.

Also featured on the DVD will be:
Deleted footage that includes a scene outside Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, where seven U.S. soldiers have been charged with abusing Iraqi prisoners.

Coverage of Lila Lipscomb -- the mother of a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq, who was featured prominently in "Fahrenheit 9/11" -- at the film's premiere in Washington.

An examination of the acts and experiences of Arab-American comedians after the Sept. 11 attacks.

http://www.salon.com/ent/wire/2004/08/16/moore_dvd/index.html