[ECDC Announce] "Shadow Company" Film TODAY!

[Raymond Lutz]

CURRENT EVENTS THEATER -- TODAY (Sunday, Jan 27)!

It's a perfect day for a matinee, don't you agree? Please join us for 
the award-winning film "Shadow Company", 2pm (1:30 networking) at the 
Rancho San Diego Library.

Here's the blurb:

In the late 20th Century the distinction between soldier and mercenary 
became blurred. The recent use of private military companies (PMC) in 
Iraq has been more extensive (and more high profile) than at any time in 
modern history. The issues raised by the brutal killing of four PMC 
staff in Fallujah in April 2004 and the subsequent reaction of the 
general public and the US Army make it clear that these "contractors" 
are not merely workers in a foreign land.

James Ashcroft, 28, an employee of a large PMC currently under contract 
in Iraq, is our guide to this world. James's job differs little from his 
colleagues in the Coalition Forces---there are many similarities in 
loyalty, honor, code of ethics, chain of command and operational 
conduct---but James's salary, for one thing, tops that of a US soldier 
three times over. Through letters, photos and personal video, James 
provides an intimate introduction into his life as a modern day "soldier 
for hire".

"/Shadow Company is a must-see film for anyone who is concerned about 
our military and our security being privatized./"

-- Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)

WINNER of the LEO AWARDS for 2007 -- Best Documentary, Best Directing, 
Best Writing, Best Editing...

SEE YOU THERE!

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Raymond Lutz, Immediate Past President
East County Democratic Club
P.O. Box 252             
El Cajon, CA 92022 USA
Voice 619-820-5321
http//www.ecdcweb.org

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