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Title: The Good Shepherd - CIA history
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 13, 2006, 03:13:35 AM
I just saw a trailor for a film called "The Good Shepherd."  Supposedly, it relates the story of how the CIA was founded.  Would anyone like to profer an INFORMED opinion on its accuracy?

http://www.thegoodshepherdmovie.com/
Title: Re: The Good Shepherd - CIA history
Post by: ONE-SHOT-ONE on December 13, 2006, 06:16:38 AM
looked good untill the credits rolled, a baldwin? wont get my money.
Title: Re: The Good Shepherd - CIA history
Post by: BrokenPaw on December 13, 2006, 09:38:44 AM
Fistful,

Isn't this one of those situations where anyone who will tell you is probably a source you shouldn't consider reliable, and anyone who actually could tell you...really actually can't tell you?   grin

-BP
Title: Re: The Good Shepherd - CIA history
Post by: Matthew Carberry on December 13, 2006, 09:46:46 AM
Quote from: ONE-SHOT-ONE on December 13, 2006, 05:16:38 AM
looked good untill the credits rolled, a baldwin? wont get my money.

Depends on the Baldwin, they aren't all liberal anti's.  Heck, the really good one, Adam, isn't even a "Baldwin brother".
Title: Re: The Good Shepherd - CIA history
Post by: Eleven Mike on December 13, 2006, 09:49:27 AM
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Isn't this one of those situations where anyone who will tell you is probably a source you shouldn't consider reliable, and anyone who actually could tell you...really actually can't tell you?
   
In a way, yes.  Obviously, there are a lot of things that have been declassified by now, as the founding of the CIA may not be sensitive information these days. 

But I have the same reaction when I hear anything from intelligence organizations or certain special ops units.  In a lot of cases they can't tell the truth and sometimes they actually have to lie.  So why would I believe them?
Title: Re: The Good Shepherd - CIA history
Post by: mtnbkr on December 13, 2006, 10:38:33 AM
Quote from: carebear on December 13, 2006, 08:46:46 AM
Quote from: ONE-SHOT-ONE on December 13, 2006, 05:16:38 AM
looked good untill the credits rolled, a baldwin? wont get my money.
Depends on the Baldwin, they aren't all liberal anti's.  Heck, the really good one, Adam, isn't even a "Baldwin brother".
True.  Stephen Baldwin is a born again type and conservative.  Unfortunately, the Baldwin in the movie is the "liberal dirtbag" variety.

Chris
Title: Re: The Good Shepherd - CIA history
Post by: mfree on December 13, 2006, 01:04:38 PM
"Unfortunately, the Baldwin in the movie is the "liberal dirtbag" variety."

But does he get tortured and/or killed? That's the important question...