“Why Oscar is a Patriot” Open Thread (Wide Open)
By SusanUnPC on February 27, 2008 at 7:54 PM in Taxi to the Dark Side
We reported the great news on Sunday night. Today, Lorelei Kelly has written a moving tribute to documentary Oscar winner, Taxi To The Dark Side (director: Alex Gabney; executive producer: Sidney Blumenthal) at Huffington Post:
For those of us working here in D.C. on national security issues, Sunday night gave our nation a good dose of reputation rehabilitation: Spain, France, Great Britain, the Czech Republic, Canada (please let me know who I’ve missed). It reminded the worldwide audience that America is connected in a good way to everyone on the planet. Deployed soldiers via satellite was a great touch, too. …
… I thought that, at the very least, it would serve our nation by documenting and witnessing on film the decay and decline of public accountability in the US government. I hoped that the film would inspire the public and our elected leaders to take a cold, hard look at the abysmal polices of the Bush era, but also at how we’ve harmed one of our most vital public institutions: the US military.
Sadly, Kelly reports, the Discovery Channel has chickened out on showing the film. But do read the rest of her article, which describes a Senate hearing she participated in.
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- An account of the steady growth of President Clinton as a master of the game of nations.
