Promises were made! Not by me. I've been with the company for twenty-four years. I was...
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Gust Avrakotos:
Promises were made!
Cravely:
Not by me.
Gust Avrakotos:
I've been with the company for twenty-four years. I was posted in Greece for fifteen. I've advised and armed the Hellenic Army. I've neutralized champions of communism. I've spent the past three years... learning *Finnish!* Which would come in handy here in Virginia, and I'm never ever sick at sea. So I wanna know why... I'm not gonna be your Helsinki station chief.
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Promises were made Not by me
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I've been with the company for 24 years
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I was posted in Greece for 15
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Papandreou wins that election if I don't help the junta take him prisoner
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I've advised and armed the Hellenic army
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I've neutralized champions of Communism
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I've spent the past three years learning Finnish
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Which should come in handy here in Virginia
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And I'm never ever sick at sea
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So I want to know why I'm not gonna be your Helsinki station chief
Clip duration: 27 seconds
Views: 169
Timestamp in movie: 00h 18m 21s
Uploaded: 26 March, 2022
Genres: biography, comedy, drama
Summary: A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
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00:10 Stu This can't be good
00:15 You mean to tell me that the U S strategyin Afghanistan
00:09 I cannot just call up a judge and tell him what to do
00:10 Do you drink Oh God yeah
00:20 I mean is it possible
00:21 What's the gift for
00:19 And until the phone rang this morning Charlie
00:16 I stood there in the office in Islamabad and I said How much...
00:08 Well Jesus Donnelly everyone in town knows
00:08 Are you a Catholic Greek Orthodox Mrs Herring
00:17 At the goddamn door listening to me No
00:23 This meeting's gonna be run professional Oh absolutely
00:07 That as long as the press sees sex and drugs behind the left...
00:36 You tell me to go fuck myself
00:06 In the first place Yeah well I'd like to take a moment
00:07 Hi I have Congressman Wilson here to see the station chief...
00:10 I mean how did you get into the CIA
00:10 It's called the MILAN anti tank missile
00:36 Now the Swiss made Oerlikon S T A antiaircraft cannon...
00:35 Well I'm sorry but you can hardly blame the Director