"Syriana" film....It's all about the oil

[MellowOne]

http://syrianamovie.warnerbros.com/

Everything is Connected

Film shed light on connection between back-room oil industry deals in Washington to the oil in Middle East.

Released on December 9, starring George Clooney and Matt Damon.

[sabra]

1. Can't wait, it's going to be a good one.

[Strelnikov_]

2. Like Traffic, A Movie About The 'Drug' Trade

Black gold. Texas Tea.

[Tracer]

3. For once, I didn't mind an hour-long "promo" ...

It was on last night on "Movie Real" on A&E (I think).

There was a lot less about the movie than background info on the CIA and the *regime's lusting after Iraqi oil.

Interviews with Robert Baer, Michael Scheur and others - giving withering criticism of the current administration's policies.

An excellent show. If it repeats, try to catch it.

[noahmijo]

4. It sounds like it's going to have a fantastic direction

Just from the interview with the director who basically said what I've (and most on DU here) have been saying for years and years now: we don't sympathize with terrorists however when your government wants to stick its nose into the business of those who have spent their entire lives fighting wars you're going to have a VERY VERY rude awakening...

[rman]

5. Amazing how much truth can come out under the veil of fiction.

How does Majority Report put it again?

"Many a truth is spoken in jest,
just not so much so that one can get sued for it."