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Theaters of War

What about certain unsavory historical realities that the CIA and Pentagon would rather...

What about certain unsavory historical realities that the CIA and Pentagon would rather keep tucked away?

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What about certain unsavory historical realities
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that the CIA and Pentagon would rather keep tucked away?
Duration
7 seconds
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32
Timestamp in Movie
01:00:55
Uploaded
Apr 29, 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...
In short, they want you to know that there's - Theaters of War 00:05
In short, they want you to know that there's
For example, the CIA has always been - Theaters of War 00:06
For example, the CIA has always been
For a long time, it was the number one showstopper, - Theaters of War 00:05
For a long time, it was the number one showstopper,
MATTHEW ALFORD: So in Meet the Parents, - Theaters of War 00:07
MATTHEW ALFORD: So in Meet the Parents,
And in the original script, he is - Theaters of War 00:11
And in the original script, he is
It's a way of making Robert De Niro's character - Theaters of War 00:06
It's a way of making Robert De Niro's character
And because they were consulting on the film, - Theaters of War 00:04
And because they were consulting on the film,
And so that's why when Ben Stiller goes - Theaters of War 00:15
And so that's why when Ben Stiller goes
The CIA teamed up with shows like 24, - Theaters of War 00:11
The CIA teamed up with shows like 24,
ROGER STAHL: By the time Zero Dark Thirty arrived, - Theaters of War 00:07
ROGER STAHL: By the time Zero Dark Thirty arrived,
The red flags went up when it went public - Theaters of War 00:06
The red flags went up when it went public
- You believe, when watching this movie, - Theaters of War 00:11
- You believe, when watching this movie,
ROGER STAHL: What we do know is that behind the scenes, - Theaters of War 00:09
ROGER STAHL: What we do know is that behind the scenes,
The agency demanded that the screenwriters - Theaters of War 00:09
The agency demanded that the screenwriters
And they politely asked that the script - Theaters of War 00:07
And they politely asked that the script
The Pentagon has also done its best - Theaters of War 00:06
The Pentagon has also done its best
For example, in the original script for the World War II - Theaters of War 00:10
For example, in the original script for the World War II
"The dentist character displays distinctly un-Marine behavior," - Theaters of War 00:06
"The dentist character displays distinctly un-Marine...
But it's no secret that this kind of racism - Theaters of War 00:07
But it's no secret that this kind of racism
Eugene Sledge describes the practice - Theaters of War 00:09
Eugene Sledge describes the practice