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Posted on 02/12/2006 8:11:16 AM PST by PrinctonPunjabi
In Turkish Movie, Americans (GARY BUSY, BILLY ZANE) Kill Innocents Gary Busey, Billy Zane Co-Star in Anti-American Film By BENJAMIN HARVEY, AP
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Feb. 2) - In the most expensive Turkish movie ever made, American soldiers in Iraq crash a wedding and pump a little boy full of lead in front of his mother.
They kill dozens of innocent people with random machine gun fire, shoot the groom in the head, and drag those left alive to Abu Ghraib prison - where a Jewish doctor cuts out their organs, which he sells to rich people in New York, London and Tel Aviv.
"Valley of the Wolves Iraq" - set to open in Turkey on Friday - feeds off the increasingly negative feelings many Turks harbor toward their longtime NATO allies: Americans.
The movie, which reportedly cost some $10 million, is the latest in a new genre of popular culture that demonizes the United States. It comes on the heels of a novel called "Metal Storm" about a war between Turkey and the U.S., which has been a best seller for months.
One recent opinion poll revealed the depth of the hostility in Turkey toward Americans: 53 percent of Turks who responded to the 2005 Pew Global Attitudes survey associated Americans with the word "rude"; 70 percent with "violent"; 68 percent with "greedy"; and 57 percent with "immoral."
Advance tickets are already selling out across Turkey for the film, which has dialogue in Turkish, Arabic, Kurdish and English. In addition to Turkey, the film is set to be shown in more than a dozen other countries - including the United States, Britain, Germany, The Netherlands, Britain, Denmark, Russia, Egypt, Syria and Australia.
The movie's American stars are Billy Zane, who plays a self-professed "peacekeeper sent by God," and Gary Busey as the Jewish-American doctor.
U.S. soldiers have become hate figures in Muslim countries around the world after the unpopular war in Iraq. But here in Turkey, a personal grudge fuels the resentment.
"Valley of the Wolves Iraq" opens with a true story: On July 4, 2003, in Sulaymaniyah, northern Iraq, troops from the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade raided and ransacked a Turkish special forces office, threw hoods over the heads of 11 Turkish special forces officers, and held them in custody for more than two days.
The Americans said they had been looking for Iraqi insurgents and unwittingly rounded up the Turks because they were not in uniform. Still, the incident damaged Turkish-U.S. relations and hurt Turkish national pride. Turks traditionally idolize their soldiers; most enthusiastically send their sons off for mandatory military service.
In the movie, one of the Turkish special forces officers commits suicide to save his honor. His farewell letter reaches Polat Alemdar, an elite Turkish intelligence officer who travels to northern Iraq with a small group of men to avenge the humiliation.
There they find a rogue group of U.S. soldiers led by officer Sam William Marshall - played by Zane. In the bloodfest that ensues, the small band of Turks bonds with the people of Iraq and eventually ends American atrocities there, killing Zane and his men in the final scene.
"The scenario is great," Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbas told The Associated Press after the film was shown at a posh opening gala Tuesday night. "It was very successful. ... a soldier's honor must never be damaged."
But Topbas and other Turks at the premiere weren't too concerned about how the movie would be perceived in the United States.
"There isn't going to be a war over this," said Nefise Karatay, a Turkish model lounging on a sofa after the premiere. "Everyone knows that Americans have a good side. That's not what this is about."
Associated Press Writer Selcan Hacaoglu in Ankara contributed to this report.
02/02/06 08:42 EST
Amazing how anti-war fools love to play killers in the movies.
Gary Busey kills babies and rapes female puppies in every movie he makes , He is type cast in those kid of roles, he is a B movie actor in bad movies. Its this or making commercials for Busey. He should have made the commercials , but he made the decision to hurt his country for a few bucks in this POS movie. Remember Busey went down without a helmet on his motorcycle and hasnt been right since. Of course he wasnt quite right before , either.
I interviewed Busey about 20 years ago...believe me...he wasn't right in the head then either. Of course, it was right after the motorcycle accident. Very odd guy.
According to this, Busey had a near death experience after his accident in which he saw Hell and the Devil. He became a born-again Christian as a result of this.
I would guess that either of these actors would take ANY paying job at this point. Honestly, the propaganda in this film is only more overtly honest than the America hating propagada of most hollywood fare. What's the difference, you gotta hold your nose and bare it when watching almost any movie now days. Busey may not have even realized he was in a movie..."A movie in Turkey? I thought you said 'Do you want gravy on your Turkey'!"
They kill dozens of innocent people with random machine gun fire, shoot the groom in the head, and drag those left alive to Abu Ghraib prison - where a Jewish doctor cuts out their organs, which he sells to rich people in New York, London and Tel Aviv.
Well, duh. What do 'they' expect?
It would be pretty stoo-pid to sell them to poor people now wouldn't it:
"I'll give you $50.00 in Food Stamps, my Section 8 rent voucher and a quart of Mad Dog 20-20 for that kidney".
See, it just doesn't work.
As to the "Jewish Doctor", so what.
Most of the best doctors ARE Jewish - well and Irish and German. But I don't want to play the race-religion card game.
That being said, I would tend to avoid a place named "RØNNINGEN'S Pizza and Pasta".
(I like Norwegians but their Pizza tends to suck)
I like Gary Busey...He seems to fill the roles that need to be played...He should never be considered the star of a movie...Just one of the added attractions...
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It just warms the heart to see Americans who have become rich off of the largess of our country going off the Europe and taking roles in propaganda films which are specifically designed to create/increase hostility and animus towards the US. Wonderful, isn't it? We should just go ahead and add Billy Zane and Gary Busey to the list of anti-Americans who should be boycotted by anybody with any kind of social values or a love for the U.S.
If anyone knows Mr. Zane's or Mr. Busey's representation, Please Post here. They have a lot of 'splainin to do.
Sounds like the scene from Kill Bill.
Persdonally I consider him a drawback, not an attraction, but thats what makes horse races.
Hollywood Patriot - Now THERE'S an oxymoron.
... and a tagline.
Mr. Zane has alread explained that he's "a patriot" for having the bravery to do such a film.
Patriot ... but for whose side?
Good lord.
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