In trying to make the WTO an all-purpose villain, this film begins its descent into incomprehension. Like a certain famous American's worldview, there are no ambiguities here: either you're with us (who love life values) or with the WTO. Plus, anything remotely related to trade is reason enough to tar the WTO, nevermind the lack of an apparent connection--sort of like tying the Iraqi invasion to the 9/11 attacks, for instance. The image above [click to enlarge] is taken from the movie as the narrator states, "despite the problems and the criticism, the WTO continues to grow." ...

I have listed only six clear mistruths, half-truths, and non sequiturs the film makes about the WTO. There are many more. As an IPE instructor, I do not believe that I should influence students in one direction or another: They should be able to figure out for themselves whether the WTO confers benefits or otherwise, and consider ways to make it function more fairly. I would do them no favors by inventing that the WTO condones mislabeled milk products, is complicit in the powdered milk controversy, or waged war against Iraq. Any student of mine who suggested any such inanity would get a failing mark straight away. I do not teach creative writing. My criticisms of the movie are on logical grounds, not ideological ones.