Obama under fire for giving Hurt Locker director access to Navy SEALs to make Bin Laden film

Dailymail ^ | 8,10,11

[InvisibleChurch]

Hollywood is looking to shed light on the top-secret commandos who killed the world’s top terrorist, and the White House is helping, one congressman says.

The U.S.'s top brass is reportedly giving filmmakers the inside scoop to all things Navy SEAL for a movie about the squad who took out Osama bin Laden.

Rep Peter King has called for a probe into the access allowed to filmmakers for a movie about SEAL Team 6

The New York Times reported this week that military officers were shocked when writer Mark Boal showed up at a CIA ceremony in honour of Team 6.

Boal, along with director Kathryn Bigelow, wrote the Oscar-winning Iraq war drama The Hurt Locker, and is now scribing a Navy SEAL film.

For the project, Mr Boal and Miss Bigelow reportedly have been granted unique access to the inner workings of the Pentagon.

Rep. Peter King, Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, said letting Hollywood in on sensitive information like SEAL Team 6 may cost lives.

In addition, the lawmaker contends that granting such privileges could tarnish the war on terror and other disastrous consequences.

Mr King asked the inspectors general of the CIA and the Department of Defense to determine what consultations occurred in the White House about providing Hollywood with access to covert military operators and clandestine CIA officers.

In a letter dated August 10, Mr King demanded an investigation into 'ongoing leaks of classified information regarding sensitive military operations.'

[combat_boots]

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[InvisibleChurch]

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[y6162]

The Kenyan lizard picks his Leni Riefenstahl.

[Gena Bukin]

We used to have patriotic film makers in this country. Men like Frank Capra and John Ford. And we used to have patriotic journalists, like Ernie Pyle. Now we have a bunch of politically motivated bums.

Have you seen The Hurt Locker? It was a very good film.

[angcat]

Hearing this on FOX this morning plus seeing the parents of a murdered Navy Seal sent me over the edge this morning. I have the need to beat or destroy an item. Such rage! When is someone going to step up and put an end to this disaster.

[Doogle]

Photo released by the WH looks more like a Mao salute then a US Military salute

[angcat]

He also told the families of the Seals that no reporters would be on hand. He lied as usual. The father of a Seal had to go and commend Obama about this on FOX only to be made a fool of. When will someone come on TV and give Obama the verbal abuse he deserves. This would have been a perfect time for it.

[mewzilla]

Guys, they started planning this thing back in January, if not earlier. That was before UBL was killed. But maybe about the time we located him...?

What did Hollyweird know and when did it know it...?

[444Flyer]

This is disgusting beyond words. And what about the timing of this announcement?! They make it known this week of all weeks?!

Are they completely heartless?! My tin foil hat is firmly in place on this. Something stinks bad about what happened to those warriors on that Chinook. Who will be using that to further their political career? Why did they have so many elite fighters on one slow Chinook then placing them as sitting ducks for the Taliban? Lots and lots of questions surrounding all of this.

[444Flyer]

Photo released by the WH looks more like a Mao salute then a US Military salute

Odd angle to take a silouette picture of the 0. They had to know what this appeared like.

[ohioWfan]

Have you seen The Hurt Locker? It was a very good film.

I'm glad someone mentioned that.

It was an excellent film, and very a-political.

Edge of the seat kind of movie that helps you understand how unnerving wars against terrorists can be for our troops.

That said, this propaganda piece scheduled as the October non-surprise is wrong in every sense of the word.

In fact, there are no words to describe how disgusting and possibly treasonous this is....

[Munz]

thanks I just left them a scathing message that I would boycott every sony product and picture because they are using our service people for political reasons weeks before an election.

put pressure on them people.

[Munz]

>That said, this propaganda piece scheduled as the October non-surprise is wrong in every sense of the word.

In fact, there are no words to describe how disgusting and possibly treasonous this is....<

Well do your best to find some words and send them to sony.
I did!

http://sonystyle.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/sonystyle.cfg/php/xml_api/cci/feedback.php?source=Sony

[ohioWfan]

Thanks, I will. :)

[Cheerio]

Sounds like a FOREIGN campaign Contribution In Kind to me. Isn’t that supposed to be illegal?

[GOPJ]

It’s United States Taxpayer property. Will every taxpayer get a royalty from the film?

Good question - maybe some of us should take them to court and find out...