“Manufacturing the Threat” – – What a widely-appropriate title!
Donald – – I found the APPENDED in my drafts.
(Donald Best Online – Jason Lavigne podcast) Related to Documentary “Manufacturing The Threat” (by Amy Miller)
I tried contacting Amy Miller today (2025-06-16). A message on her phone says the phone only takes texts. (I don’t have a cell phone.)
Amy’s company is “Wide Open Exposures Productions” http://www.wideopenexposure.com/M4P.php
IMPORTANT: the link takes you to “the page doesn’t exist”. BUT IT DOES EXIST!
I noticed a thin line at top of page. Through that I got to the main headings of the website. Then to more. While I was preparing this email, still more downloaded. (INCLUDING HER VARIOUS PRODUCTIONS.)
I had been worried that Amy was unable to continue her work. I think she is still going. When you see the extent of her work, you will know.
It is getting evermore difficult to run my network and blog; I decided long ago (before Ed Snowden) to continue as I had always been doing, in order to know what was the experience of the bulk of the population. Also, if it was possible to adapt, to find ways to adapt to the technology.
Thank-you for your defence of Helen Grus and all that you do. God bless you! You bless us all. / Sandra Finley www.sandrafinley.ca
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APPENDED #1 (Appended #2 is below – – chronology)
UNSENT EMAIL, 2023 RE:COUTTS
Hello Donald Best,
My sincere appreciation to you and to Jason for all the energy and intelligence you bring to the issues that face Canadians right now. Most importantly, my appreciation for your humanity.
This film, “”Manufacturing The Threat“, is a gift for Jaclyne Martin, Jerry Morin, Chris Carbert, Anthony Olienick, and Christopher Lysak.
The film is in the early stages of release. With heart-depth gratitude to Amy Miller.
2023-09-09 Manufacturing The Threat, Amy Miller filmmaker
Shining a light into the murky world of police infiltration, incitement, and agent provocateurs, Manufacturing The Threat shows how Canada’s policing and national security agencies, granted additional powers after 9/11, routinely break laws with little to no accountability or oversight.
For the first time ever, a feature-length documentary examines the issue of agent provocateurs and entrapment in Canada’s national security apparatus. Manufacturing the Threat is a thrilling and emotional film, which examines a deeply disturbing episode in Canadian history, when an impoverished couple was coerced by undercover law enforcement agents into carrying out a (INSERT / S: an attempted – fake) terrorist bombing. Further, viewers learn that this case is far from unique in the context of Canadian intelligence.
When a young Muslim couple was arrested on Canada Day 2013, caught red-handed planting bombs at the Parliament buildings in Victoria, BC, the news was celebrated as a tour de force for Canada’s national security agencies. Citing the rising threat of Islamic terrorism, the Harper government went on to pass Bill C-51, the Anti-terrorism Act.
However, media and government were relatively silent when the case against the Canada Day bombers fell apart. After the young couple, Omar Nuttall and Ana Korody, had spent three years in prison, they learned that they had been deceived by an elaborate agent provocateur operation managed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS).
‘Project Souvenir’ involved over 240 security service operatives, and culminated in their decision to plant fake bombs, constructed with the help of undercover agents, on the BC Parliament Grounds. The Canada Day Bombers had their charges thrown out, and their imprisonment was referred to as a “travesty of justice” by Judge Elizabeth Bennett.
(Check out the facebook page. The film is showing in Victoria(?), etc..
And will be available for download from a documentary film site for $3 or $4. This film is important.
Manufacturing the Threat
APPENDED #2 CHRONOLOGY Some notes of mine
2025-06-16 Same happens with web page address as happened (below) Dec 2018. (valid link, BUT had to wait – – at first it showed as not good.)
Oct 24. Amy sent video that she and Boban did. On refugee problem in Ukraine.
Sept 2023. I phoned & LeftMessage after receiving a facebook messenger message. (I use social media very little.)
Dec 2018. Amy unsubscribed from my network. I left a msg on her answering machine, to thank her for her work.
May 2009 I phoned and talked with Amy.
(Amy writing)
I self defended against 8 criminal charges stemming from political actions back in 2002-2004 and won and offered to help out.
I had also sent you information regarding my documentary and the 9 week cross Canada tour I was on with it, ‘Myths for Profit: Canada’s Role In Industries of War and Peace’ as I had hoped you would let people know about it on your listserve. I returned to Montreal late last night but I am obviously hoping that more people learn about the documentary. There is a 10 minute trailer on the website to give people a taste of it.
Hope you enjoy it and will consider passing on the word to people across Canada about this important critical documentary.
Thanks
Amy
Myths for Profit: Canada’s role in industries of War & Peace (link not valid)
Source: www.wideopenexposure… (valid link, BUT had to wait – – at first it showed as not good. Dec 2018)
We are pleased to announce the release of our first feature film documentary ‘Myths for Profit: Canada’s Role in Industries of War and Peace’.
Thu 11/09/2008
Best of luck to you at the court date tomorrow. I would like to be informed and know how to plug in with support and outreach.
In solidarity and struggle,
amy
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From: Sandra Finley
Sent: June 16, 2025
Subject: RE: Documentary “Manufacturing The Threat”
On the same theme:
2012-05-19 TO: MP Blake Richards re his private member’s bill to make it a crime to wear a mask at protests. Remember Montebello, it was the police who wore the masks.
https://sandrafinley.ca/blog/?p=5392
/Sandra