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>> TONIGHT, THESE ARE THE
LATEST RECRUITS FOR WHAT HAS TO
BE THE JOB FROM HELL.
IRAQI POLICE CADETS BEING
TRAINED IN JORDAN.
>> I CAN'T THINK OF MANY POLICE
IN THE WORLD THAT HAVE TO FACE
R.P.G.'S ON A DAILY BASIS OR
INCOMING MORTAR ROUNDS ON A
DAILY BASIS.
SO, THEY'RE HEROS IN MY MIND.
>> AND ONE MAN'S BATTLE TO, AS
HE SEES IT, RIGHT THE WRONGS OF
AMERICA.
HE SAYS HANDING OUT FREE FOOD
AROUND THE WORLD HAS PUT HIM ON
THE F.B.I.'S TERRORIST WATCH
LIST.
>> I FEEL IT'S MY
RESPONSIBILITY TO DO WHAT I CAN
TO RETURN THE UNITED STATES TO
A DEMOCRACY AS IF IT EVER WAS.
SEEMS HARDLY A MONTH GOES BY
WITHOUT THE AMERICAN CIVIL
LIBERTIES UNION ACCUSING THE
BUSH ADMINISTRATION OF
ILLEGALLY SPYING ON ITS OWN
CITIZENS.
THE LATEST GROUP TO COME UNDER
F.B.I. SURVEILLANCE IS A REAL
DOOZY.
FOOD, NOT BUMS, PROTESTS
AGAINST WAR BY FEEDING THE
HOMELESS AND THE HUNGRY.
WHILE THE F.B.I. MAY HAVE
MANAGED TO SILENCE SOME
ANTI-WAR CAMPAIGNERS, THE
CO-FOUNDER OF FOOD, NOT BUMS,
JUST WON'T SHUT UP.
EVEN WHEN HE'S ACCUSED OF BEING
PART OF A DOMESTIC TERROR
GROUP.
"DATELINE" CAUGHT UP WITH HIM
IN POVERTY-STRICKEN NIGERIA.
OAT
NOTE
>> EARLY MORNING IN NIGERIA'S
CHRISTIAN SOUTHERN CITY.
AMERICAN PEACE ACTIVIST KEITH
MCHENRY IS THE CENTER OF
ATTENTION.
HE'S DEDICATED THE PAST 26
YEARS TO EXPANDING THE FOOD NOT
BOMBS ORGANIZATION AROUND THE
WORLD.
NOW, THERE ARE ALMOST 1,000
BRANCHES SPREAD ACROSS EVERY
CONTINUE INNOCENT.
-- CONTINENT.
WHAT BETTER PLACE TO START THAN
NIGERIA, AFRICA'S MOST POPULOUS
NATION?
HE'S HERE TO MOTIVATE THEM TO
START THEIR OWN FOOD NOT BOMBS
CHAPTER.
>> THIS CONCEPT OF SENING MONEY
IN AND SENDING FOOD IN FROM
ABROAD IS NOT REALLY CHANGING
THE SITUATION IN NIGERIA OR IN
AFRICA.
AND IF PEOPLE CAN ORGANIZE IN
THEIR OWN GROUPS, LIKE IN FOOD
NOT BOMBS MODEL, THEN I THINK
THEY CAN ACHIEVE A GREAT DEAL.
>> KEITH WANTS TO CREATE A
SOCIETY BASED ON PEACE AND
DEMOCRACY WHERE BASIC HUMAN
RIGHTS ARE GUARANTEED, LIKE THE
RIGHT TO FOOD.
>> WE'RE COOKING RICE WITH
VEGETABLES.
AND I ALSO HAVE MUSHROOMS THAT
I BROUGHT FROM AMERICA.
AND SOY.
>> KEITH MCHENRY'S FAMILY HAS A
LONG HISTORY OF MILITARY
INVOLVEMENT.
HIS FATHER DEVELOPED THE
MINUTEMAN MISSILE, AND HIS
GRANDFATHER HELPED PLAN THE
BOMBINGS OF NAGASAKI AND
HIROSHIMA.
ANOTHER FOREBEARER, JAMES
MCHENRY, FOUGHT THE BRIT NICHE
THE AMERICAN WAR OF
INDEPENDENCE.
KEITH WANTS TO MAKE AMENDS FOR
WHAT HE CONSIDERS THE SINS OF
HIS FOREFATHERS.
>> THE FOUNDING FAMILY OF THE
UNITED STATES, I FEEL IT'S MY
RESPONSIBILITY TO DO WHAT I CAN
TO RETURN THE UNITED STATES TO
A DEMOCRACY, IF IT EVER WAS.
[HORN]
>> THEN WE CAN DIVIDE UP THE
FOOD.
>> YEAH!
>> YEAH!
>> OVERWHELMED BY THE
EXCITEMENT OF HUNGRY CHILDREN,
HE APPROACHES THE COMMUNITY
LEADERS FOR ADVICE.
>> THREE GROUPS.
WE HAVE THREE GROUPS.
>> IN NIGERIA, AT LEAST 100
MILLION OUT OF A POPULATION OF
140 MILLION, LIVE BELOW THE
POVERTY LINE.
FEEDING THE HOMELESS AND HUNGRY
IN THE NAME OF FOOD NOT BOMBS
IS NOT AN ACTIVITY THE U.S.
GOVERNMENT APPEARS TO SUPPORT.
>> ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, WE
DON'T WANT YOUR -- WAR!
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, WE
WILL NOT PARTICIPATE!
>> THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES
UNION, THE ORGANIZATION IS ONE
OF THE LATEST PEACE GROUPS
PLACED UNDER F.B.I.
SURVEILLANCE AND ON AN
ANTI-TERROR WATCH LIST.
>> GET BACK!
EVERYBODY GET BACK A!
>> AND IN AMERICA, THEY'RE
ACCUSING PEOPLE LIKE US OF
BEING TERRORISTS AND ACCUSING
PEOPLE LIKE ME AS BEING A
TERRORIST.
AND I WAS ACCUSED BY THE
PENTAGON FOR BEING A TERRORIST
JUST BECAUSE I ORGANIZED A
PROTEST AGAINST TORTURE.
>> DEMOCRACY!
>> DESPITE BEING LABELED A
TERRORIST AND SPENDING NEARLY
18 MONTHS IN JAIL, KEITH TOOK
HIS CAMPAIGN ON THE ROAD.
HE NOW TOURS THE WORLD TO HELP
PROMOTE FOOD NOT BOMBS.
THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN LAGOS
IS SURPRISED TO SEE HIM.
>> FOOD NOT BOMBS.
>> VERY GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> SOME PEOPLE ARE SAYING
AMERICANS ARE KILLING PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO, PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO SEE
AMERICANS.
BUT WE WANT TO SEE AMERICA LIKE
YOU.
WHEN WE SEE AMERICA LIKE YOU,
YOU ARE WELCOME, BROTHER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
THIS WAS WONDERFUL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU GUYS ARE GOOD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> YOU'RE NOT VERY PATRIOTIC
GOING AROUND THE WORLD SPEAKING
OUT AGAINST THE AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT.
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
I DON'T THINK WHAT THE AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT IS DOING IS RIGHT.
NIGERIANS LOOK AT AMERICA AS
BEING A DEMOCRACY, YET WE DON'T
HAVE BASIC FUNDAMENTAL
DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS WITHIN THE
UNITED STATES.
AND THEY'VE KILLED PEOPLE ALL
OVER THE WORLD IN THEIR EFFORT
TO MAINTAIN POLITICAL AND
ECONOMIC CONTROL OF THE WORLD.
AND THAT'S NOT DEMOCRATIC.
>> HE'S AN AMERICAN.
FOOD NOT BOMBS.
>> KEITH'S NEXT AND PERHAPS
MOST IMPORTANT STOP IS WITH THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
NIGERIAN STUDENTS OR NANS.
WITH A MEMBERSHIP OF ABOUT 40
MILLION, IT'S A VERY POWERFUL
LOBBY GROUP.
>> FOR ME, A WHITE MAN
>> FOOD NOT BOMBS WAS THE FIRST
ORGANIZATION --
>> AFTER A BRIEF ADDRESS, THE
STUDENT SENATE PASSES A MOTION
TO ADOPT FOOD NOT BOMBS
NATIONWIDE.
>> THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM, BUT
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.
WE HAVE TO CONQUER BUSH AND HIS
PEOPLE.
OTHERWISE, THE RULE IS JUST
GOING TO COLLAPSE.
I'M GOING TO GET MYSELF READY.
>> SOME OF THE STUDENTS JOINED
KEITH AS HE TOURS NIGERIA.
ALL FOREIGNERS ARE WARNED NOT
TO TRAVEL TO THE NIGER DELTA
BECAUSE OF KIDNAPPINGS AND
MURDERS.
>> I THINK THAT AS AMERICANS
IT'S PART OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY
TO TRY TO CHANGE THE WORLD.
MUCH OF THE OIL -- MUCH OF THE
CRUDE THAT GOES TO AMERICA IS
USED BY OUR MILITARY JETS AND
OUR NAVAL SHIPS TO DOMINATE AND
CONTROL THE WHOLE REST OF THE
WORLD.
>> SURPRISINGLY, IT'S HARD
FINDING PETRO IN THE NIGER
DELTA, AFRICA'S BIGGEST
OIL-PRODUCING REGION.
KEITH EVENTUALLY BUYS SOME FUEL
OFF A BLACK MARKETEE.
HIS FIRST STOP IS WITH A GROUP
OF FARMERS.
>> HELLO.
I'M KEITH MCHENRY.
I STARTED FOOD NOT BOMBS WITH
MY FRIENDS.
>> OK, YES.
>> AND WE'RE NOW ALL OVER THE
WORLD.
SO, WE'VE HEARD ABOUT YOU AND
WERE VERY EXCITED TO MEET.
>> KEITH PLANS TO GIVE THE
FARMERS MONEY TO PLANT YAMS.
THE STUDENTS WILL HELP HARVEST
THEM AND BRING SOME OF THE FOOD
BACK TO FEED THE PEOPLE IN THE
CITY.
BUT THE LAND HERE IS BARELY
FERTILE.
THE WATERWAYS ARE POLLUTED
BECAUSE OF THE NEARBY OIL
FIELDS.
KEITH HITS THE ROAD AGAIN
HEADING DEEPER INTO THE NIGER
DELTA.
THE NEXT DAY HE ARRIVES IN PART
HARCOURT.
THE COMMOTION CENTER OF THE OIL
INDUSTRY.
JUST ACROSS THE ROAD IS A
MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR REFINERY,
AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LIVE IN
SQUALOR AND POVERTY.
THE COMMUNITY ELDER SAYS THAT
LIFE IS PROGRESSIVELY
DETERIORATING SINCE ROYAL DUTCH
SHELL CAME HERE IN THE 1960'S.
>> EVEN WITH THE PRICE OF OIL
GOING UP, YOU ARE NOT GETTING
THE BENEFIT.
>> NO BENEFIT.
NO NOTHING.
>> HE SAYS THERE'S NO
HEALTHCARE, NO SCHOOL, NO CLEAN
WATER, NO CLEAN AIR.
NOTHING BUT THE CONSTANT GLOW
OF OIL FLARES BURNING 24 HOURS
A DAY 365 DALES A YEAR.
>> IS THERE A WAY WHERE WE
WROTE LETTERS TO SOMEBODY OR WE
DID SOMETHING LIKE -- SOMETHING
PEACEFUL THAT WOULD GET THE
ATTENTION?
WE WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS BOOK
FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.
AND THIS IS OUR PHILOSOPHY AND
TELLS YOU HOW TO MAKE A LOT OF
FOOD, YOU KNOW.
100 PEOPLE.
BUT WE WILL ALSO COME AND
SUPPORT YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WONDERFUL.
>> BACK IN LAGOS, KEITH BUYS
THE STUDENTS THE EQUIPMENT THEY
NEED TO GET FOOD NOT BOMBS OFF
THE GROUND.
>> WE NEED ONE FOR COOKIES.
>> YEAH.
WE GET ONE.
>> WHERE DO WE GO FOR THAT?
>> HE BELIEVES THE ANTI-WAR
MOVEMENT WILL ONE DAY PREVAIL.
IT'S THIS BELIEF THAT'S KEPT
HIM GOING FOR 26 YEARS.
AND HAS MADE HIM DEDICATE HIS
LIFE TO PEACE.
>> I'M PRETTY OPTIMISTIC THAT
WE HAVE PUT THE BRAKES ON THE
AGGRESSION OF AMERICA IN THAT
IT WOULD HAVE GONE EVEN FURTHER
AND IN A MORE TERRIFYING
DIRECTION HAD WE NOT BEEN ABLE
TO MOBILIZE MASSES OF PEOPLE ON
A REGULAR BASIS.
TO RESIST THE POLICIES OF THE
BUSH ADMINISTRATION.
>> THIS OPPOSITION ISN'T
STOPPING THE AMERICANS FROM
GOING INTO WAR WITH THESE
COUNTRIES.
>> IT MAY NOT HAVE YET.
BUT I THINK THAT THE -- YOU
KNOW, IT HAS SLOWED THEM DOWN
IN THEIR ADVENTURISM.
>> THE DAY AFTER KEITH LEAVES,
TRUE TO THEIR WORD, THE
STUDENTS SERVE UP FREE FOOD ON
THE STREETS OF LAGOS.
AND IT'S ALL IN THE NAME OF THE
NEW NIGERIAN CHAPTER OF FOOD
NOT BOMBS.
>> WE BELIEVE --
WE BELIEVE OUR DEMOCRACY
REQUIRES THE MOST BASIC THING,
AND THAT IS FOOD.
IF THEY ARE GIVEN FOOD, PEOPLE
CAN REASON, AND IF THEY REASON,
THEY CAN ACT POSITIVELY.
IF PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO ACT
POSITIVELY, THEIR CONTRIBUTION
WILL BE MEASURABLE TO THEIR
SOCIETY.
>> FOOD NOT BOMBS FILMED AND
REPORTED THERE BY LIZ TADIC.
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAVING JUST
REQUESTED A $17 BILLION BUDGET
HIKE FOR IRAQ IN THE WAR ON
TERROR, IT'S FAI
STEIN CHECKS UP ON CASTRO'S