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...Like most of the earlier conspiracy thrillers, this one proceeds from two warring premises: a synoptic cynicism about the men who run things, and a dewy belief in the myth of the lone hero. You're to accept on faith that the high-level perps are both deeply malevolent and supremely competent. (Uh-huh. Then why can't they run a simple Iraq occupation?) In the Oliver Stone tradition - who killed JFK? Everybody! - the mischief-makers have infected all branches of power: the military, the CIA, the Senate, big business. "There's no head...
Marine scout sniper Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) could nail a gnat a mile away in a high wind. So he's just the guy to help government officials catch a presidential assassin--and then to be blamed for the killing in a high-level double cross. The film, which is basically Rambo with a higher IQ, is best at giving plausible instructions on how to assemble and detonate weapons of movie distraction. Wahlberg, so muscled up he looks as if he's ready to explode, is serious and committed to the action genre. He could be that youngish star...
...controversial past, however, has not prevented Gaydamak from establishing high-level business and political contacts inside Israel and endearing himself to the Israeli public. Where the government stumbled, he acted and now looks like a champion of the people compared to the current leaders. Gaydamak may or may not assume a political role or rank, but, largely thanks to an unpopular prime minister and those around him, he might just determine who gets to run Israel...
...prosecutor, Patrick Fitzgerald, said that it was "actually sad that we had a situation that a high-level official obstructed justice and lied under oath. We wish that it had not happened, but it did. We are gratified by the jury's verdict...
...Plame. Instead, Fitzgerald went after Libby for lying. Though seemingly a side issue, Fitzgerald told reporters it was like "throwing sand in the umpire's face," a serious transgression that stops investigators from doing their jobs. Today, Fitzgerald came back to that theme, stressing that to "have a high-level official do that under oath in a national security investigation is something that's not acceptable...