Monday, July 31, 2006
INN World Report Russo AFTF Interview 7/28
 INN World Report interviewed Aaron Russo, creator of America: Freedom To Fascism 7/28/06, just over 1/2 way (~ 20 min) through the program. INN is also seen nationwide on Dish Network's Free Speech TV.
Free Talk Live Interview w/Russo 7/29 MP3 Archive
 Aaron Russo, director of "America Freedom to Fascism" joins us to discuss his movie, the IRS, Federal Reserve, and encroaching Police State. Free Talk Live with Ian Bernard. [Listen to this excellent MP3 Interview archive here]
Chicago Reader - AFTF Recommended; Review
 America: Freedom to Fascism
Capsule by Jonathan Rosenbaum Friday, July 28, 2006 Provocative but also infuriating, this alarmist documentary argues that the levying of a federal income tax in 1913 was unconstitutional and set America on the road to fascism. Filmmaker Aaron Russo (Bette Midler's former manager and the producer of Trading Places) shows no interest in the social, cultural, medical, or educational benefits of the income tax, or in the world outside the U.S., which he seems to regard as tainted by communism in the past and the international banking community in the present. He lacks the humor and polemical skill of Michael Moore as he ambushes some of his interview subjects, and he uses far too many intertitles and epigraphs. But his crude agitprop clearly identifies the threat to civil liberties posed by the Patriot Act, electronic voting, national ID cards, and implanted microchips, and his sense of urgency is contagious. [The Reader Recommends]
Extraordinary Movie & Video Guide Review of AFTF
 America: Freedom to Fascism is a documentary by Aaron Russo (produced for instance "Trading Places"), that the filmmaker thought once it will be concerned to one theme only: the federal income tax of United States and the fraud that some powerful bankers got away with (and still do). But there were some frightening surprises that Russo found out when digging up the history of tax fraud. The government of United States was becoming the totalitarian state, that reminds us of Germany when it was run by Nazis. In fact, America: Freedom to Fascism still looks like a film that Russo had to change his point of view to story. This is also the minus point of this documentary, since every once awhile you can't help but thinking that you are watching some another film you began with. Aaron Russo luckily can glue these subjects and elements fairly smoothly: the violent ways of IRS are a prologue to telling of U.S. Government's direction to updated version of Nazi Germany. The release times of V for Vendetta and A Scanner Darkly are not circumstances. And this film is a brave way to remind, how Hitler had his power. [Continued on Website]
Daily Herald AFTF Review - 3 of 4 stars
 BY DANN GIRE Daily Herald Film Critic, Posted Friday, July 28, 2006 • Aaron Russo's "America: From Freedom to Fascism" starts out sounding like a conspiracy nut job's rant against bankers who run America, and against an illegal income tax system, and against the Federal Reserve Board, which threatens to put ID chips in our brains. Then, as Russo begins piling up the evidence with interviews and documents, his movie suddenly becomes an Orwellian horror tale about the erosions of liberty and free choice in a country founded upon those very principles. "From Freedom to Fascism" doesn't just chart the startling attempts by the U.S. government to suppress independent thinking and dissention, it exposes a citizenry either unable or unwilling to object. [Continued on Website]
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Kansas City Star AFTF Review: A taxing view of ‘America’
 A taxing view of ‘America’ Is the IRS one big racket? Film makes some powerful arguments. By ROBERT W. BUTLER Fri, Jul. 28, 2006 The filmmaker found some compatriots at a rally of IRS protesters. By all means, approach “America: From Freedom to Fascism” with caution. It’s a conspiracy-minded documentary from folks who think the federal income tax is a massive fraud and just one element in the move toward one world government and planetary totalitarianism. And it works. You’ll leave Aaron Russo’s movie (opening today at the AMC Studio 30) feeling besieged, paranoid and furious. Continued on Website
TV Guide AFTF Review - 3 of 4 Stars
 Law-abiding Americans who hand off a solid chunk of their salaries to the IRS might be interested in what filmmaker Aaron Russo has to say on the subject of income tax. According to Russo, a Hollywood producer responsible for such films as THE ROSE and TRADING PLACES, the land of the free hasn't been all that free since 1913, when the first of two frauds changed the United States forever. A handful of powerful bankers — including J.P. Morgan, Paul Warburg and John D. Rockefeller — pressured the U.S. government into passing the 16th Amendment, the so-called "income tax amendment," even though it was never legally ratified by a sufficient number of states. Why? [Continued on Website]
Entertainment Insiders AFTF Review "Show Me The Law!"
 Show Me The Law! by Jonathan W. Hickman ( who happens to be a criminal defense attorney) reviewed: 2006-07-27 Ultimately, the money is the thing that gets the most attention. No matter how much President Bush tells us how important it is to light the flame of democracy in the Middle East, it is the price of gas that people will be talking about around the water cooler on Monday morning. When you talk about money, and how to keep more of it, generally, people will shut up and listen. And I hate paying Federal Income Taxes or paying any taxes for that matter. Of course, I recognize the need for some taxes. No matter how much I can't stand it, like millions of American, I file an annual return. But what if I told you that there is NO LAW requiring you to file an annual tax return? And if that were true, would you continue to "voluntarily comply?" My guess is that if the secret were properly disclosed to the American people, the IRS would have a lot less paperwork to process on April 15th. "America: From Freedom to Fascism" makes a strong argument that every one of us ought to exercise civil disobedience and refuse to offer up a large portion of our yearly income to the Federal Government. [Continued on Website]
indieWIRE Interview: Aaron Russo, director of "America: Freedom to Fascism"
 indieWIRE INTERVIEW: Aaron Russo, director of "America: Freedom to Fascism" (July 24, 2006) Director Aaron Russo's doc "America: Freedom to Fascism" takes on the IRS, the Federal Reserve and other organizations that the film claims "have abridged the freedoms of Americans via money creation, voter fraud, the national identity card (which becomes law in May, 2008)." Through interviews, the film connects the dots on an alleged systematic erosion of civil liberties in America. Russo is probably best known for serving as producer of the 1979 film, "The Rose," directed by Mark Rydell and starring Bette Midler. In this short correspondence with iW, Russo touches on a "rumor" that eventually prompted him to make this film. Cinema Libre will open the doc in limited release beginning Friday, July 28th. Aaron Russo responded to indieWIRE's email questionnaire, his answers to our questions are published below. Where did you grow up and where do you currently live? 63 years-old. Making movies, was a manager [and was born in] Brooklyn, New York. I grew up on Long Island in Lawrence [and now live in] Los Angeles and Las Vegas. [Continued on Website]
NY Times: "'America: Freedom to Fascism' Makes a Mess of the Mess We Are In"
 'America: Freedom to Fascism' Makes a Mess of the Mess We Are In By NATHAN LEE Published: July 28, 2006 There are a number of problems with “America: Freedom to Fascism,” not least of which is a title so meaningless it would make Wittgenstein’s head explode. Let us agree that “America” is a political and economic entity, and that the movie examines a little-known controversy of its operation; namely, certain ambiguities surrounding the 16th Amendment to the Constitution that have led some to argue — to the point of winning lawsuits against the I.R.S. — that there is no law requiring citizens to pay income tax. “Freedom” is trickier, meaning one thing to President Bush and quite another to the singer George Michael. For the filmmaker Aaron Russo, freedom in America ceased to exist with the establishment of the Federal Reserve System in 1913, at which point money became an abstraction, and a shadowy cartel of bankers initiated their plans for world domination. [Continued at Website, free registration required]You can also rate the movie and write your own review.
Saturday, July 29, 2006
Rate AFTF on Box Office Mojo
 Did you see the movie? If so, submit your rating for America: Freedom To Fascism on Box Office Mojo. A free three day trial membership is available on the site.
Friday, July 28, 2006
C|Net News.com AFTF Review by Declan McCullagh in RFID BLOG
  C|Net News.com has an AFTF review today by Declan McCullagh, Chief Political Correspondent in their RFID BLOG: Review: Aaron Russo's 'America: Freedom to Fascism' July 28, 2006 12:12 PM PDT In "Fahrenheit 9/11," filmmaker Michael Moore set out to show, in a not terribly favorable light, how the Bush administration responded to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. "Super Size Me" offered the same sort of wry take on the healthiness and desirability of McDonald's fast food. "Waco: The Rules of Engagement" raised troubling questions about how the FBI and Attorney General Janet Reno handled the bloody Waco, Texas, disaster. Now Aaron Russo, a Hollywood businessman and entrepreneur, has released a political documentary that aims to turn the same kind of critical eye toward RFID (radio frequency identification) chips, the Real ID Act, the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. tax code. Russo produced "The Rose" and "Trading Places," and unsuccessfully ran for the Libertarian Party's 2004 presidential nomination. [Continued on Website]
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Russo on PeterMac Show 7/25
 Aaron Russo was interviewed 7/25 on The PeterMac Show heard on KCXL 1140 AM "Radio Free Liberty" out of Liberty, MO. Also, Rick Wos discusses the federal tax trial of Bob Kelliher and Russo's movie.  MP3 show archive:Pt. 1: Listen Now!Pt. 2: Listen Now!
Russo on WMNF 88.5 FM w/Rob Lorie on Radioactivity 7/26
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Get on the AFTF Allentown, PA BUS Friday to NYC!
Please support David Noe's "AFTF Freedom Bus Ride To NYC, Friday, July 28th"!!
Seats are limited and going fast so be sure to call him NOW to reserve your seat. He can be reached at 484-554-1453. Listen in: powered by ODEODavid Noe had a brainstorm... Add these ingredients: 1) ONE (1) Luxury bus - departs from Allentown PA 3 PM EST, arrives NYC 4:45 pm 2) 47 paid tickets to Aaron Russo's movie, America: Freedom To Fascism (AFTF) - 3) Three pretty good sized ads advertising this "Free Ride to NYC to see Aaron's movie" across 3 days in the local "Allentown Morning Call" PA paper - two black and white, one color (circulation 100,000+ per day) 4) ONE (1) BIG 9' X 4' AFTF banner draped on the side of the bus. 5) ONE (1) feature in the local "Allentown Morning Call" paper written by a local reporter to cover this colorful story - which will include a picture of the luxury bus with the banner, etc. 6) A guaranteed opportunity to meet and greet Hollywood film producer, Aaron Russo, at the NYC premier of AFTF.
Russo AFTF Radio Blitz 7/26-7/31!
Additional details will be forthcoming. Wednesday, July 26th4- 6 PM With Rick Biesada WJJG 1530 AM in Elmhurst, IL Thursday, July 27th9 - 9:30 AM With Brian Feldston WBIG 1280 AM in Aurora, ILAlso streamed Live via the Internet with Windows Media Player Friday, July 28th9 - 10 AM "The Morning Show With Cliff Kelly" WVON AM 1450 AM in Harvey, ILAlso streamed Live via the Internet with RealPlayerSaturday, July 29th6-7 PM CST Free Talk Live with Ian BernardCheck affiliates to listen live or streamed live via the InternetMonday, July 31st7 - 9 PM Bishop Monroe Mullins of New Abundant Life Church with "Aaron Live In The Studio" WBGX AM 1570Harvey, IL
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Russo on Cliff Kelley Show on WVON Radio
 Listen to this MP3 audio archive hereAaron Russo was interviewed about AFTF on The Cliff Kelley Show on WVON 1450 AM radio out of Chicago on Friday, June 2, 2006.
Jack Blood's Deadline Live show Interviews Russo 7/25
 Jack Blood Interviews Aaron Russo Today on AFTF, 7/25/06, 3:30 pm, on the Deadline Live show on the Genesis Communication Network Radio Syndication, 60 minutes live. Listen to the interview in the archives
The Free Press Covers AFTF
 Aaron Russo's new film, America: From Freedom to Fascism by Brian Bogart, July 4, 2006 OH MY GOD I HAD NO IDEA!! That's what the audience is saying as they walk out of Aaron Russo's new film, America: From Freedom to Fascism. Their voices are hushed. Some faces are pale and wet with tears, sick at what they've discovered. Many are red, angry to learn for the first time that they have been robbed -- their country, their rights, and their very future have been stolen from them and their children. But it may all end right there - all Aaron's work, all his sacrifice, his vision, the possibilities to make a real change in America, unless we pitch in and help him. Let me explain. [Continued on Website]
James Turk, Freemarket Gold & Money Report AFTF Review
 From Freedom to Fascism By: James Turk, Thursday, 29 June 2006 There is a new movie that everyone must see. It’s called AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM. This gripping, revealing documentary is produced and directed by Aaron Russo, who I am both pleased and honored to say is someone I have known for fifteen years. This movie is guaranteed to shake things up, and rightly so. The US today is far from the Republic created by the framers of the Constitution, and the trends are not encouraging. The country is on the wrong path – foreign wars, soaring debts, and debased currency are just a few of the problems. But the most alarming trend is the decline in the rule of law. [Continued on Website]
radioio.com running AFTF radio ad on all channels
 Thanks to radioio.com, one of the world's largest internet radio networks, which volunteered to run the AFTF radio spots free on every other hour run of schedule on all 22 of their audio channels.
Ain't It Cool News: Capone Is Reduced To Paranoid, Quivering Goo After AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM!!
 Ain't It Cool News, Monday, July 24th, 2006 at 02:19:07 PM CST Hey, everyone. Capone in Chicago here. I don't mean to invoke the name of Harry Knowles in my reviews two weeks in a row, but in the same lengthy conversation in which he accused me of being too old to appreciate Lady in the Water (apparently most of America was also "too old" this past weekend), he also asked me a question I never thought another human being on this planet would ask me: "Have you seen a film called America: Freedom to Fascism?" My heart practically jumped out of my chest when he spoke these words. [Continued on Website]
The $2 AFTF Promotional DVD
 The AFTF Promotional DVDThe DVD has all Trailers, the 14 minute movie preview Trailer, PLUS the CMN interview with Aaron Russo and the Call to action, from Aaron Russo. This is NOT I repeat NOT the Full length America: Freedom To Fascism Film.
That is to be shown in select citys starting July 28th.This DVD Can Be Played In A DVD Player. This DVD is being sold with full permission from Aaron Russo and Cinema Libre Studio. $2.00 Per DVD, additional shipping charges apply. Every DVD purchased here allows a portion of your purchase to go toward the advertising fund...
Monday, July 24, 2006
Rave Review of AFTF from Kenneth John of Freedom Rings radio show
 Listen to this excellent and rave review on the AFTF Screener from Kenneth John of Freedom Rings radio show on WRMN 1410 AM out of Elgin, IL, recorded on 3/20/06: "Let me tell you folks, If you didn't seen Aaron Russo's America: Freedom To Fascism, you really missed something. The impact of that film could be so great, I really think it could turn this country around... on the road to freedom and individual responsibilty. The film is that good." [Continued on website audio MP3]
Russo on WBGX 1570 AM 7/24 & 7/31, Feedback From The South Side of Chicago
Feedback From The South Side of ChicagoAaron Russo will be on WBGX 1570 AM Mondays 7p-8p 7/24 & time to be determined on 7/31 for an hour with Bishop Mullins out of Harvey, IL. A great revelatory awakening is in the process of taking place. Here is an audio blog from a conversation this morning with a gentleman from Dolton, Illinois. powered by ODEO
Chicago AFTF Promotion "On The Street"
Last Thursday, July 20th, John Dean from Watergate fame, visited the GIANT Borders Books on North Clark street here in Chicago - located right across the street from the Landmark Theatre where Aaron Russo's film will open here in Chicago on Friday, July 28th - to promote his new book, "Conservatives Without Conscience". Three AFTF volunteers were there, including Fred Smart, to pass out AFTF flyers will people were waiting in line to get John to sign a copy of his book during the period prior to John Dean's talk to what was a pretty packed crowd. Paul DiGuida, one of our most aggressively persistent volunteers managed not only to share full color flyer of the movie with John, but for the remainder of the autograph session, the AFTF movie flyer remained sitting just to the left of his left arm while he signed his book for dozens of people.
Friday, July 21, 2006
Chuck Baldwin Live Reviews AFTF
 My Review Of Aaron Russo's Film, "America: Freedom To Fascism"By Chuck Baldwin July 21, 2006 Food For Thought From The Chuck Wagon Several readers have written me asking that I promote Aaron Russo's new film. Well, until recently I had not seen it, and certainly I could not promote (or criticize) a film until I had an opportunity to view it. That opportunity presented itself a few days ago in the form of a private screening. Most readers probably already know that Aaron Russo has enjoyed a distinguished career as a film producer winning Grammy, Tony, and Emmy awards. His films have starred people such as Bette Midler, Lionel Hampton, Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Morgan Freeman, and many others. To date, Russo's films have been nominated for six Academy Awards, as well as seven Golden Globes. His films have won three Golden Globes and the Image Award. His latest film is a documentary entitled, "America: Freedom To Fascism." [continued on website]
Russo on WLS Radio 7/22; AFTF on Politechbot & Mancow.org
 Aaron Russo will be on the WLS 890-AM Radio's Deborah Rowe Show out of Chicago for a full two hours Saturday July 22nd. from 1p-3p CST discussing AFTF.  Be sure to tune in, or listen live to WLS 890-AM Radio on the internet. A portion of the interview is archived and available to listen in MP3 audio. Word is geting out about America: Freedom To Fascism, volunteers are distributing movie fliers nationwide and more and more websites have a mention about the movie. Please make sure that your favorite websites, newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations make mention of this important documentary film. Just a couple of the new mentions of AFTF: * Politechbot.com - Politics and Technology* Mancow.org - Mancow radio show fan-site message boardLast but not least, please consider helping contribute to ensure proper distribution and promotion of this groundbreaking movie!
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
30 Sec. AFTF Radio Ad Audio Now Available!
This new radio ad is going to be playing in the five movie opening cities. Some AFTF Volunteers in the Chicagoland area are creating a customized local 30 second radio add that will be sandwiched with the official radio ad from Cinema Libre and placed on two suburban stations that will reach into the far western suburbs of Chicago: WBIG 1280 AM in Aurora, IllinoisWRMN 1410 AM in Elgin, IllinoisA 60 second ad runs $35 on these stations. They are planning on running many ads. Help duplicate these efforts on other stations by helping contribute! Special thanks to Ron Newman, former morning radio host at WBIG AM, and "Mike from Lee" for putting this package/idea together. Ron Newman is locally famous for his exclusive "2003 WBIG Truth In Taxation Series", his "2003 Truth In The Federal Reserve Series", his "May 2003 Constitution Week" and his "December 2003 Judicial Corruption Week" among other series. Here is the AFTF 30 second ad audio
Monday, July 17, 2006
NewsWithViews.com- America: "Freedom to Fascism" A Must See Movie
 NewsWithViews.com - AMERICA: "FREEDOM TO FASCISM" A MUST SEE MOVIEBy Steven Yates July 10, 2006 Imagine this scenario: you call your local Pizza Palace planning to order two large pizzas with meat toppings. A female voice identifies you by your 20-digit national ID number. She mentions where you work. You ask how she knows this. “We just got wired into the system,” she says. Whatever. You place your order. Suddenly she slaps you with a $20 surcharge. Aghast, you demand, “Why?” She tells you: “Your medical records show you have high blood pressure and extremely high cholesterol.” Where’d she get my medical records? Oh, yes. The system. She says she can deliver your meat pizzas anyway because Pizza Palace has a deal with your health care provider, but you must sign a waver absolving Pizza Palace of all liability in case you drop dead (nice of them), and there’s a fee for processing the waver (swell!). Then she adds a $15 fee to deliver to your house: “You live in an orange zone—another hold-up on your street just yesterday.” News to me! You gasp at the total price: $67! “You can afford it,” the girl says, “after all, you could afford to take your wife to Hawaii last year. Those plane tickets weren’t cheap.” You nearly choke. She knows I vacationed with my wife in Hawaii??? She also knows you checked out a book at the library on how to save money vacationing at the beach, though, and can name a magazine your wife subscribes to. You’re hungry, so finally you agree to all the terms and all the fees, just to get your food. “Uh-oh, looks like you’ve maxed out all your credit cards, though. Have cash on hand, okay?” Is this where we’re heading? [Continued on website]
Vermont Commons' AFTF Review
 SUMMER '06 WEB EXCLUSIVE! Film Review - "From Freedom To Fascism"Submitted by Rob Williams on Fri, 07/14/2006 - 3:26pm. FILM REVIEW: Connecting The Plots: “America – Freedom to Fascism” Hollywood producer Aaron Russo is a guy who knows how to have fun, having produced such movies as “Trading Places” (featuring comedian/actor Eddie Murphy). But his new film “America: From Freedom To Fascism” is a radical departure from such fare. As Russo tells the story, in making his new documentary he set out on a quest to answer a question he’d heard for many years. Namely, is there really a law requiring U.S. citizens to pay taxes on their labor? [Continued on website]
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
AFTF Outreach at Chicago Peace Festival- The Lone Lantern Society
 AFTF Volunteer Gary Franchi, Founder of The Lone Lantern Society and his band of Lone Lantern team members had a BIG white tent which contained laptop-driven DVD projection screenings of the AFTF trailers at a Chicago Peace Festival over this past weekend which was held in the southern end of Lincoln Park near Lake Michigan.  As you can see in the video of this operation they had a BIG projection screen and some high-power speakers. All of this was driven by some car batteries that were silently powering everything in the background across 5+ hours of the festival. In addition to showing the AFTF trailers, Gary and crew passed out hundreds of AFTF flyers and DVDs on 9/11, it was a well oiled operation. There are plans to take this idea into the heart of the black community on the south side of Chicago at local black festivals, barbeques, picnics, and other events. Gary said that among the people in attendance, some of the most viceral heart-soul felt reaction came from members of the African-American community. The video segments below are in Windows Media Player format: 1. LLS - Freedom to Fascism Promotion at Peace Fest 7-9-06 (1).ASF2. LLS - Freedom to Fascism Promotion at Peace Fest 7-9-06 (2).ASF3. LLS - The DVD Assembly Line.ASF
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Tampa, FL Volunteers Give A:FTF Wheels
LewRockwell.com: I Am Angry
 I Am Angry by Susan Fassanella Dear Lew, the Honorable Ron Paul’s piece on | 
