“Since 9/11 ... the United States government and the cooperative media have worked together to make sure that a series of enemies are identified and then attacked as a response to what has been shaped as a global terrorist threat. Narrative-shifting also protects against failure, by making it more difficult to advance any actual inquiry either to learn what motivates terrorists or to explore the apparent ainability of the federal government to respond effectively....
"Valentino’s Ghost exposes widespread bigotry and the deliberate shaping of a narrative against Arabs while also providing considerable insights into why American foreign policy continues to fail in an important part of the world."
"One has to wonder what the reaction would be if the film were to be viewed in the White House.”
BY Philip Giradi,
former CIA officer and exec director, Council for the National Interest, Wash, D.C.
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/why-we-hate-them-arabs-in-western-eyes/
“You may not agree with every observation in Michael Singh’s documentary Valentino’s Ghost. But this engrossing examination of American perceptions of Arabs and the Arab world gets you thinking….”
“Valentino’s Ghost is an invaluable entry in the national dialogue on the subject."
“PROVOCATIVE … ABSORBING ...“
Singh's critical views on Israel and Washington's staunch protection of that country's image will likely set some viewers' teeth on edge.”
“Valentino's Ghost is both sobering and illuminating, and its execution is thrilling."