Selling the public on teratogenic wars: deceptions 2 a lesson in war propagandaRady Ananda But these arent ordinary wars, where industry sends armies into the bush to slaughter natives to seize their lands. Instead, now the US and its allies are poisoning the lands they invade, using depleted uranium weapons and caustic chemicals, and generating an epidemic of birth defects. This is a continuation of the chemical contamination with Agent Orange, which the US and its allies used in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Pratt spends some time covering the ongoing teratogenic effects from that era, and briefly comments on Gulf War Syndrome. There has been a fundamental change in the nature of war and militarism since World War I, wrote the late Dr. Sr. Rosalie Bertell in 2004, and this change has escalated out of control since World War II. She goes further: From Agent Orange victims to Bush babies, the film does not ignore Obamas transgressions against basic human rights, including his overturning the Magna Carta by claiming the role of accuser, judge and executioner under the National Defense Authorization Act and Executive Orders. But Pratt employs levity, too, when he reproduces James Corbetts 3 minute summary of the 911 Commission report, and Stephen Colberts 2-minute schtick on Global Terror color warnings. Inspired by Margaret Heffernans Ted Talk on the dangers of willful blindness, Pratt set out once more to jostle the sleeping masses. Like the story about a town poisoned by asbestos, Pratt realized the same could be said about the destruction of our planet. This is not happening in secrecy, he told me. Its happening right in front of us and people are choosing not to look. For those who want to, below is his latest documentary: Recently by Rady Ananda: Rady Ananda is the creator of Food Freedom News and COTO Report, Rady Anandas work has appeared in several online and print publications, including four books. With a B.S. in Natural Resources from Ohio State Universitys School of Agriculture, Rady tweets @geobear7 and @RadysRant. 