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Imminent Threat (2015)

A look at the War on Terror and the threat it's causing to our civil liberties and political discourse. Academy Award nominee James Cromwell presents Janek Ambros' directorial debut. The feature doc tackles the War on Terror's impact on civil liberties and the strange coalition it's creating between the progressive left and libertarian right. The doc examines the NSA, drones, the war on journalism and other encroachments on civil liberties started by the Bush era and expanded by the Democratic establishment.

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Top billed cast

Anwar Al-AwlakiSelf (archive footage)
Julian AssangeSelf (archive footage)
Joe BidenSelf (archive footage)
David BoazSelf
John BoehnerSelf (archive footage)
George W. BushSelf (archive footage)
Thomas CampbellSelf
Eric CantorSelf (archive footage)
Dick CheneySelf (archive footage)
Hillary ClintonSelf (archive footage)

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