Director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal of "Zero Dark Thirty", which is nominated for Best Picture Oscar, arrive at the 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 24, 2013. Both Bigelow and Boal are also producers for the film. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
A few months ago, Zero Dark Thirty was generating Oscar buzz and was considered a leading contender for best picture. But last night, the film was virtually shut out of the Oscars. Reuters reports: “Zero Dark Thirty,” about the decade-long … read more >
Update (2/1/2013): The event mentioned in this post took place on January 29, 2013. Click here for a Zero Dark Thirty “Fact vs. Fiction” cheat sheet and a recording of the panel discussion. “Zero Dark Thirty” director Kathryn Bigelow’s follow-up … read more >
Just a week after the last criminal case against CIA interrogators was dropped without charges being filed, Lee Ellis — a former POW in Vietnam and the author of a new book “Leading with Honor: Leadership Lessons from the Hanoi … read more >
With this announcement, the three-year ordeal brought about by Attorney General Eric Holder ends without the Department bringing criminal charges. read more >
In the New York Times book review this Sunday, Jonathan Mahler reviews two new books on al Qaeda: The Hunt for KSM by Terry McDermott and Josh Meyer, and Hunting in the Shadows by Seth Jones. His review contains this tidbit … read more >
This would be hilarious if it were not so sad. Senators Diane Feinstein and Carl Levin have issued a statement calling former CIA counterterrorism chief Jose Rodriguez “misguided and misinformed” for his assertions that intelligence derived from detainees in the … read more >
It’s no coincidence that former CIA counterterrorism chief Jose Rodriguez chose the one year anniversary of the operation that killed Osama bin Laden to finally break his silence. In his new memoir, Hard Measures, published today, Rodriguez reveals never before told … read more >
Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey continued his ongoing debate with Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) over the use of enhanced interrogation techniques, questioning at AEI today how the United States is going to best exploit the “huge” cache of materials found … read more >
