The Power of Nightmares
A series of three documentaries about the use of fear for political gain.
Genre: Documentary, History
Cast:Gilles Kepel , William Kristol , Richard Perle , Michael Ledeen , Azzam Tamimi , Stephen Holmes , Melvin Goodman , Mikhail Gorbachev , Robert Bork , Paul Wolfowitz , Milton Bearden , David Brock , Stanley Rosen , Roxanne Euben , Anne Cahn , Michael Lind , Jack Wheeler , Richard Pipes
S1.E1 ∙ Baby It's Cold Outside
Should we be worried about the threat from organised terrorism or is it simply a phantom menace being used to stop society from falling apart?In the past our politicians offered us dreams of a better world. Now they promise to protect us from nightmares.The most frightening of these is the threat of an international terror network. But just as the dreams were not true, neither are these nightmares.In a new series, the Power of Nightmares explores how the idea that we are threatened by a hidden and organised terrorist network is an illusion.It is a myth that has spread unquestioned through politics, the security services and the international media.
