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• The Borking of 'Zero Dark Thirty' Thu Feb 28
  Larry Elder
  Weeks before the Oscars, Sony Pictures, the studio behind "Zero Dark Thirty," put out this statement: "We are outraged that any responsible member of the Academy would use their voting status in (the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences) as a platform to advance their own political agenda. The film should be judged free of partisanship. To punish an artist's right of expression is abhorrent. This community, more than any other, should know how reprehensible that is." ... more
• In Denial Over 'Zero Dark Thirty' Tue Feb 26
  Debra J. Saunders
  You've got to admit that it's awfully precious that there was a huge controversy about "Zero Dark Thirty" because Kathryn Bigelow's film suggested that enhanced interrogation techniques helped intelligence officials find Osama bin Laden but no controversy about the final mission in the movie -- to kill, but not capture, the al-Qaida leader. ... more
• Pro-American Vs. Anti-American at the U.S. Box Office Sun Feb 24
  Political Calculations
  The Hurt Locker suggests that U.S. military servicemen conducting operations against terrorists are psychologically-impaired, irresponsible rogue elements who are dangers to themselves and others. Zero Dark Thirty portrays American spies and secret military operatives as devoted avengers of a horrific act of terror against the United States. ... more
• Torture Helped Get Bin Laden? Thu Feb 7
  Jonah Goldberg
  "Zero Dark Thirty," the film about the hunt for and killing of Osama bin Laden, got a fresh infusion of buzz over the weekend when outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta confirmed again that enhanced interrogation techniques aided the effort to find bin Laden. ... more
• 'Zero Dark Thirty' Threatens the 'Bush-the-Incompetent' Narrative Thu Feb 7
  Larry Elder
  In "Zero Dark Thirty," the movie about the killing of Osama bin Laden, one of the first scenes shows a terrorist being waterboarded, where useful information gets extracted. The movie thus asserts the controversial practice leads to actionable intelligence. ... more
• Spy Secrets of 'Zero Dark Thirty' Tue Jan 22
  Rachel Marsden
  The realities highlighted by the Oscar-nominated film "Zero Dark Thirty," which detailed the operation that ended with the killing of Osama bin Laden, don't begin and end with the debate over what some call "torture" as a means of obtaining intelligence. ... more
• NewsBusted: Obama's Inauguration, Executive Actions, and More Tue Jan 22
  Virginia
  NewsBusted pokes fun at the weekend's past headlines. ... more
• The Surprising Gift of 'Zero Dark Thirty' Fri Jan 18
  Mark Davis
  When it comes to Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty,” there are two kinds of people-- those who have seen it and those who should. ... more
• Osama and the Two Nazirs Thu Jan 17
  Cliff May
  Nazir is dead. Actually, both Nazirs are dead. Earlier this month, Mullah Nazir, a Taliban and al-Qaeda commander, was killed by an American drone strike in South Waziristan, a tribal area of Pakistan. Also recently killed: Abu Nazir, the fictional al-Qaeda terrorist in the suspenseful Showtime series Homeland. ... more

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