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Theaters of War

Military corruption, typical

Military corruption, typical

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Military corruption, typical.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:23
Uploaded
Apr 30, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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If you've seen Top Gun or Transformers, you might suspect all that military machinery comes with strings attached. This influence is not limited to a handful of movies, though. A vast new trove of internal documents reveals that t...
ROGER STAHL: From then on, the film - Theaters of War 00:07
ROGER STAHL: From then on, the film
It turns out, you can always rescue history - Theaters of War 00:05
It turns out, you can always rescue history
The film is based on a rescue that occurred during the Iran - Theaters of War 00:11
The film is based on a rescue that occurred during the Iran
The Entertainment Office had been pushing - Theaters of War 00:05
The Entertainment Office had been pushing
Five years earlier, the Office had recommended it - Theaters of War 00:08
Five years earlier, the Office had recommended it
Eventually, Ben Affleck picked it up as director and star. - Theaters of War 00:04
Eventually, Ben Affleck picked it up as director and star.
He was already in the pipeline, as he had previously - Theaters of War 00:08
He was already in the pipeline, as he had previously
The CIA's exact role in Argo had been something of a mystery, - Theaters of War 00:05
The CIA's exact role in Argo had been something of a...
They took eight years to respond to Matt Alford's - Theaters of War 00:06
They took eight years to respond to Matt Alford's
And when we finally got the internal emails, - Theaters of War 00:06
And when we finally got the internal emails,
We got a peek into how cozy the relationship was, though. - Theaters of War 00:04
We got a peek into how cozy the relationship was, though.
"We are hoping to develop a close working relationship - Theaters of War 00:07
"We are hoping to develop a close working relationship
After his first couple of visits to Langley, - Theaters of War 00:07
After his first couple of visits to Langley,
And we really want the process of bringing it - Theaters of War 00:13
And we really want the process of bringing it
"The Agency comes off looking very well, they wrote." - Theaters of War 00:08
"The Agency comes off looking very well, they...
The CIA working with Hollywood to tell a story - Theaters of War 00:08
The CIA working with Hollywood to tell a story
The irony was thick with scenes like this. - Theaters of War 00:04
The irony was thick with scenes like this.
- The United States government has just - Theaters of War 00:06
- The United States government has just
ROGER STAHL: You could say it turned out - Theaters of War 00:05
ROGER STAHL: You could say it turned out
ROGER STAHL: Hey, the First Lady of the administration - Theaters of War 00:05
ROGER STAHL: Hey, the First Lady of the administration