Bush critics plan 9/11 screening

The film will be shown in a tent in the town of Crawford

Critics of the US-led occupation of Iraq will screen Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 9/11 in a Texan town near president George W Bush's ranch.

They expect 100 guests for the showing of the Cannes-winning documentary in a tent in the small town of Crawford on Wednesday evening.

The president is spending a week at his 850-hectare ranch until Thursday.

The screening was "to counter the cult of war, which is headquartered just up the street", said organiser John Wolf.

'More like us'

The film will be shown opposite a building called The Peace House, which is bedecked with anti-war and anti-Bush banners.

"People from Crawford are glad to have the president from here," said Mr Wolf.

"But when you dig a little, ask them where they stand on the issues, you find that many of them think more like us," he said.

Mr Wolf said that anybody who disagreed with the movie and its anti-Bush stance was also welcome at the screening.

The film has received support from local Vietnam War veteran Paul McDaniel, who said it was "emotional" and praised the fact an anti-war film about the current conflict had been made.