" conspiracy theory based on paranoid, mental retardation." by that i take it you mean the bush claims of WMD's in Iraq !
On Feb 8, 8:01 am, Ohio mark <[email protected]> wrote: > maybe it "flew under the radar" because it is just more liberal, anti > American tripe. and let us not forget the usual liberal conspiracy > theory based on paranoid, mental retardation. > > On Feb 8, 7:27 am, swamp fox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Conspiratorialists and Just Mild Skeptics About 9/11 and Iraq Will > > Find This a Gripping "Hold Onto Your Seats" Dramatic Parable, With the > > Best of BBC Production Values. > > > "The State Within" -- a 2 Disc, 360 Minute Smashing Political > > Thriller DVD > > BuzzFlash.com's Review (excerpt) > > We don't know how this riveting political thriller mini-series that > > came out awhile back flew under our radar screen until recently. We > > stayed up all night over the New Year's holiday watching the six > > episodes. > > > Essentially, this is a BBC show that takes place in the U.S., with > > the > > British Ambassdor to America as the hero. Sir Mark Brydon is a > > decent, > > pragmatic (at least as the feature begins), man of integrity. > > > But events immediately change the trajectory of his political and > > personal life as a UK bound plane explodes over the expressway > > leading > > to Dulles Airport. > > > Suddenly, Brydon becomes the thinking man's James Bond as he uncovers > > a plot, largely engineered by the U.S. Secretary of Defense (who is > > the Cheney, not Rumsfeld, figure due to having headed a Halliburton- > > like company) to start a war with a Middle-Eastern country to secure > > their oil fields and a national gas pipeline. > > > "The State Within" is a roman a clef that will have you constantly > > thinking about 9/11 and how we got into Iraq, that is if you have the > > time to ponder such potential similarities given the rapid pace of > > "The State Within." You'll need all your attention just reserved for > > keeping up with the action, character development, political > > information, and unfolding plot. > > > There are a couple of developments toward the end that appear > > slightly > > off-note, but they don't take away from the scintillating production > > values and intrigue of "The State Within" -- and the revelation (no > > surprise here) that the state within is driven by the profit and > > power > > motives of the military-industrial-complex. > > > This is not a television program that would be made in the United > > States. Our version is the jingoistic, fear-mongering, torturing > > "24." > > > "The State Within" is cynical in its premise, but uplifting because > > of > > the courage and restored idealism of the British Ambassador, and the > > course of action he embarks upon. > > > That is all we're going to reveal. You'll have to watch the rest. > > > Here is a trailer for the The State Within . > > > Here is the official website . > > > From an online reviewer: > > > Leave it to British TV to deliver the slickest, most intense take on > > terrorism on U.S. soil (with apologies to 24, of course). The State > > Within is a BBC production of the highest order, tense, dense, and > > absolutely riveting. The miniseries starts with a bang--actually, a > > horribly realistic explosion of a U.S. airliner bound for London, and > > the production values are every bit as detailed and impressive as any > > big-screen action film. Chunks of plane and passengers fall along the > > freeway outside Dulles airport in Washington, creating havoc and > > collateral damage in a truly visceral fashion. And then the real > > action begins. Our hero is Sir Mark Brydon, British ambassador to > > Washington, played with sangfroid by Jason Isaacs (slightly > > reminiscent of Daniel Craig as James Bond). Sir Mark has not only an > > international crisis on his hands, but quickly learns treachery, > > deceit, and murder lurk within the governments he's learned to trust. > > The plot is complex but extremely satisfying, far superior than most > > mass-market thrillers released in theaters in the U.S. Especially > > delicious is a small but key role as the U.S. Secretary of Defense by > > Cagney & Lacey's Sharon Gless, whose eyes glitter like shards of ice. > > Savor The State Within, but be prepared to be rattled the next time > > you go to the airport--or try to go to sleep. > > Read The Full Review >>>http://www.buzzflash.com/store/reviews/1433- Hide > > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
