Movies & TV - Oct. 22, 2007
"Rendition" falls flat
Director Gavin Hood's "Rendition" has all the makings of a great film. But it proves not to be so easy, as the product is less than the sum of its parts.
Tags: Rendition, Meryl Streep, Witherspoon, terrorism, CIA, Metwally, Gavin Hood, Extraordinary Rendition, Jame Gyllenhaal

Movies & TV - Jan. 25, 2003
Rockwell kills as conflicted Barris in high-flying biopic
What's truth and what's fiction? That's a hard question to answer when it comes to the life of TV producer and "The Gong Show" host and creator, who is the subject of "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind," directed by George Clooney, who makes his debut in that role. Sam Rockwell stars.
Tags: Barris, Clooney, Barrymore, Rockwell, Gong, CIA, Malkovich

Politics - Aug. 31, 2009
Intelligence & Intelligent Policy
          Regarding aggressive intelligence gathering, the Obama administration is now clearly at war – with the Obama administration. Very soon after assuming office, President Obama opted not to pursue prosecution of intelligence professionals ...
Tags: CIA, FBI, torture, enhanced interrogation, Bush, Cheney, Obama, Holder, Panetta, Westmoreland, Vietnam, Cold War, CS gas, waterboarding, spies, intelligence