The Blood of My Brother

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>]

Besides "The War Tapes", this year's Tribeca Film Festival premiered
another compelling documentary about Iraq. While "The War Tapes," a film
made by the GI's themselves, was striking for its inability with rare
exceptions to empathize with the Iraqi people, "The Blood of My Brother" is
remarkable for its intimate views of a Shi'ite family torn apart by the
death of their bread-winner.

The film begins with a funeral for Ra'ad, who was killed by American troops
in August 2004 while guarding a mosque in Kadhimiya, a predominantly Shi'te
neighborhood in Baghdad. Ra'ad was not even carrying a rifle, but was
accidentally shot in a typical episode of 'collateral damage' that has cost
the lives of tens of thousands of Iraqis.

full: http://louisproyect.wordpress.com/2006/05/26/the-blood-of-my-brother/