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Source: isohunt.com --- 25 days ago
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rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - Before I sat down to watch this film, I had never heard of Charlie Wilson. But I certainly did remember the long War that raged between the Soviet Union and Afghanistan. Those of us who were in our twenties in the 1980's and the Reagan era remember well... ... Source: quidnimis.squarespace.com --- 8 days ago
I found this article about the Charlie Wilson Chair in Pakistan Studies to be entertaining, to say the least. And here's my opinion: everyone's wrong. "X" Studies: any so-called discipline that has the word "studies" in its name should be regarded with deep and enduring skepticism. Women's Studies, Black Studies, Latin American Studies: all code for interdisciplinary mish-mash that doesn't amount to an education. That goes for South Asian Studies, too. As for naming an endowed chair, Charlie may be getting his ego stroked, but the fact is, he would be embarrassed in short order by the kind of professor that would be chosen to fill the chair. Two sub-points here: Area studies are notorious hot beds of leftist indoctrination. Islamic area studies are notorious for "clientization," that is, developing empathy for the object being studied at the expense of say, American culture and values. Exhibit A: read the letter. UT is pretty craven about getting money. The name of Bass Concert Hall was changed when someone came along with a big check. Now the Basses won't give any more of their big bucks to UT. How does Dana Cloud get in on this? She's basically the resident far-to-the-left-of-Fidel poster child for everything that's wrong with identity politics and affirmative action, but she has nothing whatsoever to do with South Asia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, or the Taliban. And the people of said countries are one their prayer rugs 5 ti ... Source: cs.silverpop.com --- 8 days ago
Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts star in this true story about a hard-drinking, womanizing Texas congressman who single-handedly drove the funding of Afghan guerillas in the 1980's in order to beat back the Soviet invasion. ... Source: en.wasalive.com --- 20 days ago
he Chronology of Events in Afghanistan 1976 -- Jimmy Carter elected President of the United States.1977 -- General Zia-ul-Haq's overthrew ruling Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (Benazir Bhutto's father) in a military coup d'état on July 5th. Bhutto was later executed by Zia... ... Source: events.olemiss.edu --- 6 days ago
A drama about a U.S. congressman who uses his political clout to help Afghanistan defeat the Soviet Union. Rated R. (Passport Event) ... Source: pauldettman.newsvine.com --- 2 days ago
This is a detailed, important account of a period in American history that echoes through to 9/11 and the present situation in Afghanistan. This is perhaps the only period and location where the Cold War ran truly hot. ... Source: elections.jta.org --- 10 days ago
The potential for an attack on Iran? That’s not Charlie Wilson’s War. “I don’t think we should invade Iran tomorrow,” the former Texas Democratic congressman famed in print and on film for his efforts to rout the Soviets from Afghanistan told JTA. “I don’t think we should invade Russia. I’m a little concerned that the [...] ...
Source: videos.concepttwist.com --- 35 days ago
Charlie Wilson’s War Follow the links below to watch Charlie Wilson’s War on your PC for free. Cast: Tom Hanks, Rep. Charlie Wilson Amy Adams, Bonnie Bach Julia Roberts, Joanne Herring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Gust Avrakotos Amy Adams, full length video, Julia Roberts, Movies, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tom Hanks ... Source: rlstv.com --- 17 days ago
You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Charlie Wilson, an alcoholic womanizer and Texas congressman, persuaded the CIA to train and arm resistance fighters in Afghanistan to fend off the Soviet Union. With the help of rogue CIA agent, Gust Avrakotos, the two men supplied money, training and a team [...] ... Source: www.aadl.org --- 34 days ago
Title : Charlie Wilson's War [videorecording] Author : Desc : 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in Summary : In the early 1980s, Charlie Wilson is best known as a womanizing US congressional representative from Texas. He seemed to be in the minor leagues, except for the fact that he is a member of two major foreign policy and covert-ops committees. However, once Charlie is prodded by his major conservative supporter, Joanne Herring, Wilson learns about the plight of the people who are suffering from the effects of the brutal Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. With the help of the maverick CIA agent, Gust Avrakotos, Wilson dedicates his canny political efforts to supply the Afghan mujahideen with the weapons and support needed to defeat the Soviet Union. Ultimately, Charlie learns that while military victory can be obtained, there are other consequences and prices to that fight that are ignored to everyone's sorrow. Based on a true story Subject Headings : Wilson, Charles, 1933- -- Drama -- United States. Congress -- Committees -- Drama -- Legislators -- United States -- Drama -- Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 -- Drama -- Military assistance, American -- Afghanistan -- Feature films -- Fiction films -- Biographical films -- Video recordings for the hearing impaired -- Biographical -- Feature. migfg -- Feature films. gsafd -- Biographical films. gsafd Material Type : DVD Language : eng Pub. Info : Universa ... Source: www.carriesclassics.com --- 15 days ago
Click here to purchase Charlie Wilson's War starring: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Philip Semour Hoffman on DVD Charlie Wilson's War Starring: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Amy Adams Rating: 4 "Charlie Wilson's War" is the story of Charlie Wilson and the part he played in ending the Cold War. Charlie Wilson is determined to help the Afgan people after visiting a refugee camp on a visit to Afganistan. He manages to take the budget from 5 million to 1 billion. He is determined to help. While it takes years, Wilson is able to do all that he can. When everyone thinks the job is over, Wilson is just beginning. We'll see. "Charlie Wilson's War" is full of amazing acting. It's a great movie to watch and learn something as well. It's also one that leaves you thinking and wondering. You should definitely check it out. ... Source: usinkoreajournal.wordpress.com --- 26 days ago
Just watched the movie. I didn’t hear much about it beforehand. I caught the basic gist of the movie, and it made me highly curious. I thought, “What is Hollywood doing — now of all times — making a positive movie about a CIA covert War in Afghanistan?” Isn’t the meme on the left that the US at least [...] ... Source: theendoftheroad.typepad.com --- 28 days ago
..Vortekz...or vorteks..or something.... all I know is that Friday night at 8:30 at night found us outside doing this: ..Anyhow, you can read about it at Chris's blog with pics of the finished outcome because truly I don't understand a... ... Source: pushingthesky.net --- 13 hours ago
Charlie Wilson’s War: Amusingly told story of how Charlie Wilson, a smokin’, drinkin’, womanising politician from Texas got the Afghan War of the 80s off the ground. A bit too light-hearted given the relevance of the subject matter today, and unrepentent - the argument being that “it would have been alright if we allocated more [...] ... Source: www.familyvideo.com --- 3 days ago
... Source: www.milgeek.co.uk --- 27 days ago
This has been a bit of a surprise - I mistakenly let the fact that Tom Hanks (who I cannot abide) starred in the movie version influence my opinion about the book. This could not be a more foolish way to judge the quality of a book, as it is turning out to be a stunning page-turner. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in covert military history as this story could have so easily been named 'Vietnam - the revenge!' Of particular interest - but given fleeting reference - is the part played by British Intelligence and the SAS during the Afghan War against the Soviet occupation. Americans being Americans, their concern to appear to have been central to the winning of this War has skirted over the part played by the SAS, so I would now love to read a book about the British involvement in this War. One thing 'Charlie Wilson's War' does impart about the British involvement was - apparently - 'our' willingness to 'fight dirty', and one of the most memorable and chilling quotes about the British, in my opinion, is: "They [MI6 & the SAS] basically took care of the 'how to kill' department." ... Source: news.bbc.co.uk --- 7 days ago
Aaron Sorkin, who created The West Wing and wrote Charlie Wilson's War, is making a film about Facebook. ... Source: www.mobilewhack.com --- 3 days ago
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The nice thing about the barebones U.S airlines is that they make flying foreign airlines seem luxurious. Stepping off my American Airlines flight at LAX and boarding Qantas was a bit like moving from coach to first class, even though -- in row 46 - I was far from the front. I showed my boarding pass and was directed to the back by a flight attendant who addressed me as "Mr. Swick." Once in the air we were fed dinner -- a choice of seared salmon with snow peas or chicken with orzo salad. Before going to sleep, we were each handed a little bag containing a bottle of water, a dried fruit snack, oatmeal cookies, and M&Ms. To help us through the night. I slept, talked to my seatmate -- a Qantas mechanic flying back to Adelaide -- and caught up on movies: Smart People, The Band's Visit, Charlie Wilson's War -- shown on the screen embedded in the back of the seat in front of me." We had two breakfasts -- the reward for stopping in Auckland -- and arrived in Melbourne a little after 9 am -- about 26 hours after I left Miami. If there are any typos in this, that's why. ...