Quote: Original post by Raduprv
Doesn't the army (DoD) belong to the people? If so, everyone should have access to it.

No, the Department of Defense does not legally belong to "the People". Idealistically, the United States government was established by "we the People" and therefore should belong to us, but we know that in practice "the People" and the government are separate entities.

Quote: Besides, what about Fahrenheit 911? I am sure the army didn't really like that movie, but they couldn't do anything to stop it.

I never watched the film; still, I'm reasonably certain that the docudrama was composed of non-original materials. That is, Moore used used media clips and imagery from other sources whose relevant permissions allow for fair use.

You would be better off e-mailing your questions to the Office of Public Affairs. Also review this FAQ provided by CENDI.

Actually, he had some crew there (in Iraq) filming stuff and interviewing some soldiers.

Anyway, yeah, it's better for the OP to ask somene who knows for sure.