On Chris Morris' "Four Lions"
Co-sign. Hearing old stories from Armando about Chris Morris was one of the best parts of working on 'In The Loop.'
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On South African "Next Level Rap-Rave Krew" Disturbs, Confuses
I kept expecting him to transform into an alien.
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On Jay And Conan Show Actually Quite Fascinating, by the Incredible Hulk
Just like Modok. Or The Leader.
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On The End of the 00s: The Guantanamo Gift Shop, by Spencer Ackerman
KarenUhOh commented on my piece! I have been a fan of yours for a long time.
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On The End of the 00s: The Guantanamo Gift Shop, by Spencer Ackerman
According to the label on the underside of his tail, China.
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On The End of the 00s: The Guantanamo Gift Shop, by Spencer Ackerman
Hey thanks. Been meaning to write a post about this, so maybe this comment will help me think it through.
So on the day that the Thomson decision was announced, two "senior administration officials" held a conference call about it. And one of them said that the administration hadn't yet made any decisions about classifying any GTMO detainees in its so-called "Fifth Category" of detainees -- those who must be held in indefinite/preventive detention bc they allegedly can be neither responsibly tried nor responsibly released.
Now. The Obama people have reviewed these cases for a fucking year. We're only talking about a cohort of about 230 people. And we're supposed to believe that they haven't found a single one of them for indefinite/preventive detention but that when they do we're supposed to believe that those dudes really are too dangerous for trial or release? This is pure venue shopping -- determining the proper venue for a politically-acceptable way of keeping these people imprisoned.
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On The End of the 00s: The Guantanamo Gift Shop, by Spencer Ackerman
Yeah, that might be overstated. I suppose I misfired, but my point was just that we have a perniciously persistent ability, unshared by many other cultures, to convince ourselves that arbitrary dates can zero the historical balance.
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On Zack de La Rocha STILL won't do what you tell him, okay?
The first time I heard it, the radio censored it in such a way that it sounded like "Jew, I won't do what you tell me."
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On The 30 Best Punk Songs Since 1979 Available on YouTube, In Order
You win the thread.
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On Chris Morris' "Four Lions"
US. I was a "political consultant" to the film. Basically that meant a couple days of taking Armando around Washington & introducing him to some sources of mine. A great guy who made a great film.