The Power of Nightmares
This television series, broadcast by the BBC, posits that the threat posed by al Queda is much less than the general public has come to believe... That the neocons extended both the Cold War threat and the terrorist threat in order to consolidate power and make changes they sought, by reducing resistance among a terrified public.
I have not seen the series myself, nor am I familiar with the producer, Adam Curtis. Does anyone know anything more about this series--I haven't heard a word about it, but maybe it was discussed here already, earlier.
You can see the BBC description of the series here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/3755686.stm
and watch a small-screen copy of it at:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/video1037.htm