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The World According to Bush is a 2004 French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 documentary by director William Karel
William Karel

William Karel is a French people film director and author. He is known for his historical and political documentaries....
 written in cooperation with Eric Laurent about the Bush family
Bush family

The Bush family is a prominent United States family. Along with many members who have been successful bankers and businessmen, across three generations the family includes two U.S....
, especially George W. Bush
George W. Bush

George Walker Bush served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He was the 46th List of Governors of Texas from 1995 to 2000 before being United States presidential inauguration as President on January 20, 2001....
. It examines and interviews Bush supporters, including the Christian right
Christian right

The Christian right is a term used predominantly in the United States to describe a spectrum of right-wing politics Christian political and social movements and organizations characterized by their strong support of Conservatism social conservative and Republican Party values....
, neo-conservatives, and businesspeople
Businessperson

A businessperson is someone who is employed at usually a profit-oriented business, or more specifically, someone who is involved in the management of a company ....
, as well as Bush critics. It discusses the history of the Bush family, including Prescott Bush
Prescott Bush

Prescott Sheldon Bush was a Wall Street executive banker, and a United States United States Senate representing Connecticut from 1952 until January 1963....
, who was on the board of German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
-owned companies during the Nazi
Nazism

Nazism, officially National Socialism , refers to the ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Workers? Party under Adolf Hitler, and the policies adopted by the dictatorial government of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945....
 period. It also shows televised statements made by Bush and his supporters, including Jerry Falwell
Jerry Falwell

Jerry Lamon Falwell, Sr. was an United States Evangelical Christianity pastor, televangelism, and a controversial Conservatism in the United States commentator....
.

The film features interviews with (in order of appearance):










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The World According to Bush is a 2004 French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 documentary by director William Karel
William Karel

William Karel is a French people film director and author. He is known for his historical and political documentaries....
 written in cooperation with Eric Laurent about the Bush family
Bush family

The Bush family is a prominent United States family. Along with many members who have been successful bankers and businessmen, across three generations the family includes two U.S....
, especially George W. Bush
George W. Bush

George Walker Bush served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He was the 46th List of Governors of Texas from 1995 to 2000 before being United States presidential inauguration as President on January 20, 2001....
. It examines and interviews Bush supporters, including the Christian right
Christian right

The Christian right is a term used predominantly in the United States to describe a spectrum of right-wing politics Christian political and social movements and organizations characterized by their strong support of Conservatism social conservative and Republican Party values....
, neo-conservatives, and businesspeople
Businessperson

A businessperson is someone who is employed at usually a profit-oriented business, or more specifically, someone who is involved in the management of a company ....
, as well as Bush critics. It discusses the history of the Bush family, including Prescott Bush
Prescott Bush

Prescott Sheldon Bush was a Wall Street executive banker, and a United States United States Senate representing Connecticut from 1952 until January 1963....
, who was on the board of German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
-owned companies during the Nazi
Nazism

Nazism, officially National Socialism , refers to the ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Workers? Party under Adolf Hitler, and the policies adopted by the dictatorial government of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945....
 period. It also shows televised statements made by Bush and his supporters, including Jerry Falwell
Jerry Falwell

Jerry Lamon Falwell, Sr. was an United States Evangelical Christianity pastor, televangelism, and a controversial Conservatism in the United States commentator....
.

The film features interviews with (in order of appearance):

  • Michael Ledeen
    Michael Ledeen

    Michael Arthur Ledeen is an expert on U.S. foreign policy. His research areas have included state sponsors of terrorism, Iran, the Middle East, Europe , U.S.-China relations, intelligence, and Africa ....
  • David Frum
    David Frum

    David J. Frum is a Canadian-born neoconservative journalist active in the both United States and Canadian political arenas. A former economic speechwriter for President of the United States of America George W....
  • Jim Hoagland
    Jim Hoagland

    Jimmie Lee "Jim" Hoagland is an American journalism and two-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize. He is an associate editor, senior foreign correspondent, and columnist for The Washington Post....
    , Washington Post
  • Stanley Hoffmann
    Stanley Hoffmann

    Stanley Hoffmann is the Paul and Catherine Buttenweiser University Professor at Harvard University....
    , Harvard University
    Harvard University

    Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher learning in the United States....
  • Jerry Falwell
    Jerry Falwell

    Jerry Lamon Falwell, Sr. was an United States Evangelical Christianity pastor, televangelism, and a controversial Conservatism in the United States commentator....
  • James Robison
    James Robison

    James Robison is an United States televangelist and the founder and President of the Christian relief organization Life Outreach International....
  • Ed McAteer
  • Arnaud de Borchgrave
    Arnaud de Borchgrave

    Arnaud de Borchgrave is an American journalist who specializes in international politics.Born in Belgium to a Belgian count, Baudouin de Borchgrave d?Altena, who was head of Belgium's military intelligence for the government in exile, during World War II....
    , Washington Post
  • Robert David Steele
    Robert David Steele

    Robert David Steele Vivas , is known for his promotion of Open Source Intelligence . He is a former Marine Corps infantry and intelligence officer for twenty years and was the second-ranking civilian in U.S....
    , Central Intelligence Agency
    Central Intelligence Agency

    The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the Federal government of the United States. It is the successor of the Office of Strategic Services formed during World War II to coordinate espionage activities between the branches of the US military services....
  • James Woolsey
  • Richard Perle
    Richard Perle

    Richard Norman Perle is an American political advisor and Lobbying who worked for the Reagan administration as an assistant United States Secretary of Defense and worked on the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee from 1987 to 2004....
  • Robert Baer
    Robert Baer

    Robert "Bobby" Baer is an author and former case officer at the Central Intelligence Agency....
    , Central Intelligence Agency
    Central Intelligence Agency

    The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the Federal government of the United States. It is the successor of the Office of Strategic Services formed during World War II to coordinate espionage activities between the branches of the US military services....
  • Anthony Blinken
  • David Corn
    David Corn

    David Corn is an American political journalist and author, and is chief of the Washington bureau for Mother Jones . He has worked as the Washington editor for The Nation and has also appeared regularly on Fox News Channel and National Public Radio....
    , The Nation
    The Nation

    The Nation is a weekly United States periodical devoted to politics and culture, self-described as "the flagship of the left-wing politics." Founded on July 6, 1865 at the start of Reconstruction era of the United States as a supporter of the victorious North in the American Civil War, it is the oldest continuously published weekly magaz...
  • Hans Blix
    Hans Blix

    is a Sweden diplomat and politician. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs . Blix was also the head of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission from March 2000 to June 2003, when he was succeeded by Demetrius Perricos....
  • Sam Gwynne
    Sam Gwynne

    Samuel Luke "Sam" Gwynne is an England footballer who currently plays for Hereford United F.C. as a midfielder.Gwynne was born in Hereford and joined the Hereford United youth team, which is associated with the Pershore College football academy at Holme Lacy....
    , Texas Monthly
    Texas Monthly

    Texas Monthly is a monthly United States magazine published in Austin, Texas, Texas. Founded in 1973 by Michael R. Levy, Texas Monthly chronicles life in contemporary Texas, writing on politics, the Natural environment, industry, and education....
  • Colin Powell
    Colin Powell

    Colin Luther Powell, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, Meritorious Service Decoration, is an American statesman and a former four-star General in the United States Army....
  • Joseph Wilson
    Joseph Wilson

    Joseph Wilson or Joe Wilson may refer to:People*Joseph Bearwalker Wilson, Shamanist and Founder of the 1734 tradition of witchcraft...
  • Charles Lewis (journalist)
    Charles Lewis (journalist)

    Charles Lewis is a former 60 Minutes producer who left the ranks of commercial journalism to found, in 1989, the Center for Public Integrity, a non-partisan group which reports on political and government workings....
    , Center for public integrity
    Center for Public Integrity

    The Center for Public Integrity is a nonprofit organization dedicated to producing original, responsible investigative journalism on issues of public concern....
  • Viet Dinh
  • Norman Mailer
    Norman Mailer

    Norman Kingsley Mailer was an United States novelist, journalist, essayist, poet, playwright, screenwriter and film director.Along with Truman Capote, Joan Didion, Hunter S....
  • Frank Carlucci
    Frank Carlucci

    Frank Charles Carlucci III is a former government official in the United States, associated with the United States Republican Party. He was United States Secretary of Defense from 1987 until 1989....
    , Carlyle Group
    Carlyle Group

    The Carlyle Group is a global private equity investment firm, based in Washington, D.C., with more than $91.5 billion of equity capital under management....
  • Laurent Murawiec
    Laurent Murawiec

    Laurent Murawiec is a France neoconservative figure, member of the Hudson Institute and of the Committee on the Present Danger, and formerly defence analyst at the RAND corporation....
    , former analyst at Rand Corporation
  • David Kay
    David Kay

    Dr. David A. Kay is best known for heading the Iraq Survey Group and acting as a weapons inspector in Iraq after the 2003 invasion of Iraq....


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