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Judicial Watch Obtains Stack of ‘Overlooked’ CIA Records Detailing Meetings with bin Laden Filmmakers
Obama Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications:
Obama White House ‘trying to have visibility into the UBL (Usama bin Laden) projects.’
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it has obtained records from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Department of Defense (DOD) regarding meetings and communications between government agencies and Kathryn Bigelow, the Academy Award-winning director of The Hurt Locker, and screenwriter Mark Boal in preparation for their film Zero Dark Thirty, which details the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden. According to the records, the Obama administration granted Boal and Bigelow unusual access to agency information in preparation for their film, which was reportedly scheduled for an October 2012 release, just before the presidential election, but the trailers are running now until the rescheduled release in December.
The records – which should have been produced months ago pursuant to a court order in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed on January 21, 2012 – include records from a “stack” of “overlooked” documents discovered by the CIA in July 2012. The following are highlights from the records, which include internal DOD, White House and CIA email correspondence with the filmmakers:
- According to a June 15, 2011, email from Benjamin Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, to then Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Doug Wilson, then-CIA Director of Public Affairs George Little, and Deputy White House Press Secretary Jaime Smith, the Obama White House was intent on “trying to have visibility into the UBL (Usama bin Laden) projects.”
“…we are trying to have visibility into the UBL projects and this is likely the most high profile one. Would like to have whatever group is going around in here at the WH [White House] to get a sense of what they’re doing / what cooperation they’re seeking. Jamie will be POC [point of contact].”
- According to e-mail exchange on June 7, 2011, CIA spokesperson Marie E. Harf openly discussed providing preferential treatment to the Boal/Bigelow project over others related to the bin Laden killing: “I know we don’t pick favorites but it makes sense to get behind a winning horse…Mark and Kathryn’s movie is going to be the first and the biggest. It’s got the most money behind it, and two Oscar winners on board…”
- In a July 20, 2011, e-mail, Mark Boal writes to thank then-CIA Director of Public Affairs George Little for “pulling for him” with the agency, noting that it made, “all the difference.” Little responds: “…I can’t tell you how excited we all are (at DOD and CIA) about the project…PS – I want you to know how good I’ve been not mentioning the premiere tickets.
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ThisObamaNation
August 29th, 2012
Canada Free Press Reports That Janet Incompetano’s DHS Has Approved A False Flag Attack That Will Be Used To Demonize White Gun Owners, Suspend Elections,and Implement Martial Law.
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/49107
Please Read The Article And Pass It On
Bob M.
August 29th, 2012
Re-election ain’t gonna make itself happen! It’s “All-hands-on-dick” for Obama!
DECK! I MEANT, “deck!”
signed – Reggie…
Ice on the road
August 29th, 2012
The Hurt Locker, was total bullshit. Two of my kids worked on sapper teams and confirmed the absolute lack of reality or logic in that movie.
So what, are they trying to make one that is not total bullshit? Hell no, that’s a long time tradition in Hollywoodland. They just want to fill their buckets at the leak-fest that the obama administration has created so they can brag about that.
They will suffer his loss in November.
tom@drum
August 29th, 2012
See its all good, no leaks, its called co-operation.
Ya sure
August 29th, 2012
News today is that Pakistanis and Afghanistanis are refusing the Polio vaccine for their children due to the Taliban’s advice that The Great Satan is trying to sterilize Muslim children.
The idea has traction because it has become public knowledge that the CIA obtained critical DNA evidence used in the bin Laden raid/capture/killing via such health screenings.
And just HOW and WHY did this action become public knowledge?! The CIA’s methods were proudly revealed by the preening Preezy! IMO, that’s a big f-in deal !
Now can we IMPEACH the traitor ?
If not, I guess treason is no longer possible.
Ya sure
August 29th, 2012
Because on the other side of this, meaning national security/military considerations aside, look at the Public Health effects:
Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria are notorious for the worst rates of childhood polio.
How many crippled children are now directly Obozo’s fault ?
How will that shitstain manchild be held accountable for this?
strongarmify
August 29th, 2012
#Approved A False Flag Attack
so does this mean berrie wil get “directional cues” on his telepromptor – ya know – which way to fall, stagger aroud awhile, maybe call out for his own glass of water/EMT, stick his tongue out after a couple of leg-strateners
Toaster
August 29th, 2012
There’s going to be more than one?
How many Hollyweird people were exposed to this highly classified information for the explicit purpose of making propaganda films?