Battlefield Afghanistan - CBC - The Passionate Eye

*******************************************************************************rn CBC - The Passionate Eyern Battlefield Afghanistanrn*******************************************************************************rnrnrn General InformationrnrnrnType.................: documentaryrnMore Information.....: (none)rnrnrn Technical InformationrnrnrnSource...............: NTSC CABLErnAVI Size.............: 692,981,760 bytesrnDuration.............: 00:41:09rnFPS..................: 29.97rnrnVideo Codec..........: XviDrn Codec DCT......: H263rn QPel...........: Norn GMC............: NornVideo Bitrate........: 2000 (ABR)rnVideo Resolution.....: 640x464rnVideo Aspect Ratio...: 1.379rnrnAudio Format.........: 0x0055(MP3, ISO) MPEG-1 Layer 3rnAudio Encoder........: LAME 3.92rnBitrate..............: 128kbits/sec (CBR)rnHz...................: 48000rnChannels.............: StereornCaptured by..........: festering leperrnrnrn DescriptionrnrnrnAmid battle scenes that have been described by one commander as the most rnintense "since the Korean War," the BBC\'s Alastair Leithead, award-winning rncameraman Fred Scott and field producer Peter Emmerson spent nine days with rnU.K. forces in a remote area of southern Afghanistan. There they found rnthemselves under the constant risk of ambush and attack.rnrnThis past fall, as the BBC team was embedded with the troops, the struggle rnintensified between British troops and the forces of the Taliban. Around 5,800 rnU.K. troops are stationed in Afghanistan, following the U.S.-led invasion in rnOctober 2001, and to date more than 40 have been killed. The majority of the rndeployment is in Helmand, an area of major Taliban activity and opium rnproduction.rnrnThe filmmakers gained unique, prolonged access to the soldiers of the Royal rnMarines 3 Commando Brigade as they fought a shifting and elusive Taliban rnthreat. Every day, the fighting continues to destroy buildings and lives- rnforcing people from their homes. Battlefield Afghanistan is a daring film that rntakes viewers directly to the frontlines and questions whether the NATO forces rnare losing the battle for the hearts and minds of the Afghan people.rnrnrn--rnrnthanks FL @ http://www.mvgroup.org