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3. Why does it have to be Pro Obama at all ? it was a CIA mission that gathered the intelligence ?

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Mon Dec 10, 2012, 08:39 AM

Dec 2012

The President was the guy who gave the go ahead .
Isn't that enough ?

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Just Saw "Zero Dark Thirty" -- You Probably Won't Like It. [View all] Yavin4 Dec 2012 OP

Sounds interesting Sassie Lassie Dec 2012 #1

Ugh, pro-torture, another piece of apologist for war criminals propaganda. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #2

Which war criminals are you referencing from the movie? Be specific. nt msanthrope Dec 2012 #5

Why are you demanding information from this poster? Be specific. No, more specific than that. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #8

I would love to give Manning the credit he deserves. nt msanthrope Dec 2012 #20

The ones that devised the torture regime, the ones that devised the legal Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #24

Name them. nt msanthrope Dec 2012 #28

We all know many of the names of the architects, as for the rest... Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #32

Why does it have to be Pro Obama at all ? it was a CIA mission that gathered the intelligence ? former-republican Dec 2012 #3

Other Movies Slammed Clinton for not Killing OBL Yavin4 Dec 2012 #4

He's still President isn't he former-republican Dec 2012 #18

Especially since PBO had such Cha Jan 2013 #35

Because Jimmy Carter is atill paying for military helicopters that crashed in the Iranian desert. TeamPooka Dec 2012 #16

Everyone knows the President gave the order to take him out former-republican Dec 2012 #17

I've always thought that anybody with even the slightest connection to the torture program... Lord Magus Dec 2012 #6

Can you imagine the shit that O would have stirred if he had gone after the bush/cheney cabal madokie Dec 2012 #9

Just for the sake of discussion, the last sitting President to pose a threat to the CIA.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #10

+1 NealK Dec 2012 #26

Here's more about the Bush Crime Family.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #27

I thought it was a very good film. zappaman Dec 2012 #7

Yes. It's Very Well Made, But It's Still Propaganda Yavin4 Dec 2012 #11

The film version of '24" that didn't get made Warren Religion Dec 2012 #12

Pretty soon the back story about the disgruntled CIA operative is going to get more coverage than cherokeeprogressive Dec 2012 #13

When is she gonna do a romantic comedy? Jeez... n/t dogknob Dec 2012 #14

I saw "Zero Dark Thirty" tonight and finished reading the book 'No Easy Day' a few days ago. Kablooie Dec 2012 #15

Sounds like their avoiding getting more complex about the politics... ellisonz Dec 2012 #19

In the movie, after the torture scenes, it does focus on the CIA Agent's Pursuit Yavin4 Dec 2012 #23

But they don't get useful info until they stop torturing the guy. Kablooie Dec 2012 #31

The Movie Also Shows A Montage of Clips from Detainees (some of which are tortured).... Yavin4 Dec 2012 #34

ZDT may do what Karl Rove could not have done with all the money in the world Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #21

I could tell that.. sendero Dec 2012 #22

Wouldn't wast a penny on this movie! nt DearHeart Dec 2012 #25

I have read too... ShadesOfBlue Dec 2012 #29

I won't watch this propaganda film alarimer Dec 2012 #30

Glenn Greenwald was not a fan. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #33