The Fog of War

Interrupting Unfriendly Persuasion

Carol Smaldino | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

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Carol Smaldino

When persuasion is used without regard for the other person, when it becomes sadistic and reckless endangerment, it is what we have come to know as torture.

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Rethinking the Fog of War: McNamara, the Movie, the Monster

Jonathan Kim | Posted 08.08.2009 | Entertainment

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Jonathan Kim

Most of The Fog of War "lessons" reflect the powerful and painful humility of a man who knows he has made grave mistakes with graver consequences.

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Errol Morris and the Passing of Robert McNamara

Brad Schreiber | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

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Brad Schreiber

Morris said, "very few people today know about the firebombing and hardly anybody knows about Robert McNamara's role in the firebombing".

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Jason Linkins

Robert McNamara Reads Creepy, Ironic Poetry (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

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One of the things that is likely to prevent former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara from receiving the same wall-to-wall coverage in death that Micha...

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See Apple, Say Apple

Lee Schneider | Posted 07.31.2009 | Media

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Lee Schneider

While there's no doubt that reality TV has created greater acceptance for true stories, there's also a flip side. The influence of reality TV has made doc film-making too cautious and literal.

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