Malcolm X

Malcolm x, (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz,) black American leader. Before and after converting to Islam and his rise to become a leader, and his connection to the black American Muslims, Charismatic, sophisticated, great orator and no less than Martin Luther king . He was not just another leader who inspires people, but whose words and character affected the core of the African Americans; Malcolm X is one of the few who really played a major role in the changes happening in America; the civil rights, the rise of the black American power and the freedom they gain up to the election of the first black American president – Barak Obama. A great movie surely worth watching, and having

Quotes

·         Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it.

·         If you're not ready to die for it, take the word "freedom" out of your vocabulary.

·         This is part of what’s wrong with you — you do too much singing. Today it’s time to stop singing and start swinging. You can’t sing up on freedom, but you can swing up on some freedom.

·         Anytime you beg another man to set you free, you will never be free. Freedom is something that you have to do for yourself.

·         You can't separate peace from freedom, because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.

·         I believe in a religion that believes in freedom. Any time I have to accept a religion that won't let me fight a battle for my people, I say to hell with that religion.

·         Any time you see someone more successful than you are, they are doing something you aren't.

·         Power never takes a back step — only in the face of more power.

·         We declare our right on this earth to be a man, to be human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary.

·         Time is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. Truth is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. You don't need anything else.

·         I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he's wrong. Than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil

·         Salaam Alaikum, Mr. Moderator, our distinguished guests, brothers and sisters, our friends and our enemies, everybody is here.

·         That's our motto. We want freedom by any means necessary. We want justice by any means necessary. We want equality by any means necessary.

·         I believe in the brotherhood of man, all men, but I don't believe in brotherhood with anybody who doesn't want brotherhood with me. I believe in treating people right, but I'm not going to waste my time trying to treat somebody right who doesn't know how to return the treatment.

·         I am not a racist. I am against every form of racism and segregation, every form of discrimination. I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.

·         They cripple the bird's wing, and then condemn it for not flying as fast as they.

·         You can't have capitalism without racism.

·         Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.

·         It's a crime, it's a crime what people don't know about their history. And we have not only to learn history, but I invite you to that other excitement, the excitement of unlearning history, unlearning the history that you learned.

·         It is only after the deepest darkness that the greatest light can come; it is only after extreme grief that the greatest joy can come; it is only after slavery and prison that the greatest appreciation of freedom can come.

·         America needs to understand Islam, because this is the one religion that erases from its society the race problem. — From a letter Malcolm X wrote to his wife

·         Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.

·         I guess a man's entitled to make a fool of him self if he's ready to pay the cost.

Other: http://www.brothermalcolm.net/

Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X_(film)

The sum of all fears

Based on the novel by Tom Clancy Cast: Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell, Ciarán Hinds, Liev Schreiber, Bridget Moynahan, Michael Byrne

 

Tagline: 27,000 Nuclear Weapons. One Is Missing.

 

This movie is one of the best political movies, with rich ideas and powerful subject that explains a lot in the world of politics The name indicates the fear of the nuclear weapon and nuclear wars, the movie shows that not only states are a threat but groups and people as well From the first scene to the last, the sum of all fears is a 100% political movie Some of what the sum of all fears can teach The state of war training to the US administration. The war in Chechnya and how the Russians sees it as in-house issue, while the US use it as a pressure card on Russia

De facto: expression that means "concerning the fact" or in practice but not ordained by law. De facto designates action of what happens in practice.

When Defense Secretary David Becker (Philip Baker Hall ) Suggest giving de facto independent to the Chechens after two crazy communist generals bombed Chechnya with nuclear weapons After the collapse of the Soviet Union, chaos started in the new state and it affected everything in the country from the normal life up to the army and the duma, and how that chaos affects the entire world Extremists and fanatics are alive and active and they have what it takes to act, Hell ignitions: groups and organizations works hardly to start wars between countries, some for money and some for ideologies

The nuclear war theory: hit first, hit hard and hit with everything you have (crush your enemy) A back door should be always kept open

 

Quotes:

Ø  William "Bill" Cabot: Don’t be afraid to say you don't know. Choose your words carefully; words have a habit of being turned into policy.

 

Ø  President Nemerov: [in Russian] I ordered no such attack. You must not respond to this action until we have investigated all possibilities. President Fowler: Like you did in Chechnya? Mr. President, who is in control of your armed forces? President Nemerov: [in Russian] You dropped the bomb on Hiroshima. You dropped the bomb on Nagasaki. Do not lecture me on Chechnya!

Ø  Richard Dressler: Meet the new president who is just like the old one

 

Ø  Let no man call us crazy, They called Hitler crazy. But Hitler was not crazy. He was stupid. You don't try and fight Russia and America. You get Russia and America to fight each other... and destroy each other

 

Ø  Most people believe the twentieth century was defined by the death struggle of communism versus capitalism, and that fascism was but a hiccup. Today we know better. Communism was a fool's errand; the followers of Marx gone from this Earth; but the followers of Hitler abound and thrive.

 

Ø  So what shall we make of Chechnya, asking the West for protection? She is like a beautiful virgin, escaping the clutches of a lecherous bear... and running to Bill Clinton to save her maidenhood.

 

Ø  President Nemerov: Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet, we all breathe the same air, we all cherish our children's futures, and we are all mortal. Original by: JFK

 

Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sum_of_All_Fears_(film) IMDB:

 

www.imdb.com/title/tt0164184/