Movie: The Shock Doctrine

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Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein

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    Drawing surprising connections between market methods and CIA torture techniques developed in the 1950s, the film explores how well-known events of the recent past have been theaters for the shock doctrine, from Pinochet's coup in Chile, to the Tiananmen Square Massacre, to the war in Iraq today.

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    2007-09-30

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    7.4

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