Harrison Ford Blasts U.S. Iraq Policy

Islam Online ^

[avalon]

MADRID, August 27 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Joining a chorus of Hollywood top starts speaking out against the Bush administration’s war on Iraq, superstar Harrison Ford launched Wednesday, August 27, a broadside at U.S. policy on the Arab country.

At a safe distance from his homeland, veteran Hollywood actor Harrison Ford on Wednesday launched a broadside at US policy on Iraq, his country's gun laws -- and the film industry for producing "video games" for teenagers.

"I'm very disturbed about the direction American foreign policy is going," said Ford, at a safe distance from his homeland, after reports that the U.S. post-war fatalities having exceeded those during the actual three-week invasion of the oil-rich country.

"I think something needs to be done to help alleviate the conditions which have created a disenfranchised and angry faction in the Middle East.

"I don't think military intervention is the correct solution. I regret what we as a country have done so far," said Chicago-born veteran superstar, 62.

Ford is in Madrid to promote his latest release "Hollywood Homicide", a story of two moonlighting Los Angeles policemen.

He also slammed the American film industry for relying on hi-tech wizardry at the expense of thrilling plots.

"I think American films right now are suffering from an excess of scale. Lots of movies we're seeing now are more akin to video games than stories about human life and relationships," said Ford, while noting "12- to 20-year-olds are maybe the largest economic force in the U.S. movie business."

Although on screen Ford has starred in many action-packed, gun-toting thrillers, Ford abhors liberal U.S. gun laws.

"I'm very troubled by the proliferation of arms, at the fact so many people in the United States carry guns. It obviously contributes greatly to the crime problems we have. I'm sure gun laws should be strengthened in the United States. I just don't know the correct mechanism."

On Wednesday, February 5, double Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman accused the Bush administration of "manipulating the grief of the country" post-September 11 to win backing for a possible war with Iraq.

Hoffman, speaking as he picked up the life-time achievement prize at the Empire magazine film awards in central London said : "I believe, though I may wrong because I am no expert, that this war is about what most wars are about: hegemony, money, power and oil."

U.S. movie star Martin Sheen on Saturday, January 11, led thousands of people in a rowdy protest march in Los Angeles against Bush's plans to wage war on Iraq.

"We are telling the world that we are patriotic Americans but we do not support going to war with Iraq."

On a growing list of Hollywood celebrities speaking out against war, actor George Clooney made a strong case against the Bush administration’s "war mongering", this time on a German screen.

"America's policies frustrate me,…I think a war against Iraq is as unavoidable as it senseless. I think it's coming. But I also think the real danger is going to be what happens after it," Clooney said Sunday, February 23.

Castigating him for publicly criticizing the Iraq war, the Baseball Hall of Fame has scrapped a screening of one of Tim Robbins movies.

In an open letter published on Washington Post, U.S. actor Sean Penn called wrote addressing Bush: " I beg you, help save America before yours is a legacy of shame and horror. Don't destroy our children's future."

Famed U.S. filmmaker Michael Moore used his Oscar win Sunday, March 23, to launch a diatribe on wartime Bush and invasion of Iraq.

"We are against this war Mr Bush. Shame on you. Shame on you!" Moore said addressing an audience of 3,500, including most of Hollywood's top stars.

Joining he army of anti-war advocates, George Michael recorded a new song protesting Britain's unwavering support for the U.S.-led war on Iraq.

[Grim]

He should immediately renounce all the movies he has made glorifying guns

AND he should return all the money he made on them. Or perhaps donate it to a fund for Iraqi orphans, or even better, Kuwaiti orphans.

How disappointing these people don't give a sh*t about the people suffering under tyrants.

[freeperfromnj]

I alsways liked Harrison Ford. Now I'm going to boycott his work.

Me too. I used to consider him one of my favorite actors. I never realized he was an ultra liberal.....and a cad. I rarely go to the movies but always made an exception to see one of his films. I will boycott as well.

[Radix]

I just spotted this article on Drudge.

Well, another Hollywood Foreign Policy expert makes the Radix boycott list.

[Doc-Joe]

He should immediately renounce all the movies he has made glorifying guns.

He could start with "Hollywood Homicide." I have seen the movie, and nobody died from natural causes.

[buckeyesailor]

Bingo! 100% correct Hes a zomby! If you have seen him in one movie youve seen them all. What an idiot!

[dennisw]

Ford's career is in the toilet. His last two releases, HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE and K-19 THE WIDOWMAKER, were embarrassments.................


"Clear and Present Danger" is a great film but he made it just as he was getting too old to be a credible action star. Such a pity he didn't make it 15 years earlier, he could have had a good run in action films pulling in the mega bucks.

[fishbabe]

thats because selleck is not a name star and studios only throw their money on lousy movies stars like costner and ford.....DAMN!!!!!!!!

[admiralsn]

Oh great! Another genius speaks up! And from overseas- again! They really need to get a new routine. The dem pres. candidates have been using this one for months now!

[Born Conservative]

"I'm sure gun laws should be strengthened in the United States. I just don't know the correct mechanism."

If he's so gung-ho on instituting gun laws, he should put his money where his mouth is, and no longer have ANY guns in ANY of his movies. See how much money he'll make when he makes Indiana Jones without his revolver!

[Momaw Nadon]

AND he should return all the money he made on them.

LEIA: The technical readouts of that battle station. I only hope that when the data is analyzed, a weakness can be found. It's not over yet!

HAN: It is for me, sister! Look, I ain't in this for your revolution, and I'm not in it for you, Princess. I expect to be well paid. I'm in it for the money!

LEIA: You needn't worry about your reward. If money is all that you love, then that's what you'll receive!

She angrily turns, and as she starts out of the cockpit, passes Luke coming in.

LEIA: Your friend is quite a mercenary. I wonder if he really cares about anything...or anyone.

LUKE: I care!

..............

LUKE: So...you got your reward and you're just leaving then?

HAN: That's right, yeah! I got some old debts I've got to pay off with this stuff. Even if I didn't, you don't think I'd be fool enough to stick around here, do you? Why don't you come with us? You're pretty good in a fight. I could use you.

LUKE: (getting angry) Come on! Why don't you take a look around? You know what's about to happen, what they're up against. They could use a good pilot like you. You're turning your back on them.

HAN: What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides, attacking that battle station ain't my idea of courage. It's more like suicide.

LUKE: All right. Well, take care of yourself, Han. I guess that's what you're best at, isn't it?

[ladyinred]

Hey Harrison!
Nobody cares what you think!

[joesnuffy]

Never trust a Hollywood 'Film Hero'
with a lisp

[YaYa123]

Talk about dumb!!! I'm watching MSNBC...and yuck yuck...they've added a tagline to their logo.

It's now: "MSNBC....First, Fair, Accurate"

I guess they think people won't notice how desperate they are to copy FOXNews.

[Helms]

Is it Reiner, Bruckheimer? Or which studio head compels the so-called stars to make this on the record public announcements?

[evad]

"My hubby is going to be disappointed to hear this from Ford, he loved his movies, but is a firm believer in boycotting."

You betcha. First words my wife said when she heard this..."well now we can't watch Harrison Ford movies anymore".

[RogueIsland]

Hollywood gun-grabber bang.

[dagoofyfoot]

Is Harrison still wearing that faggy earring?


LOL!That's exactly what I thought.


Something about a guy over forty wearing an earring that just looks like a total lifelong committment to Queer-Nation!

[Charles Martel]

Is Harrison still wearing that faggy looking earring?

I suspect that's not an earring, but an antenna through which he receives the latest looney-left talking points. Streisand has an earlier model - it's much larger. Care to guess where the surgeons hid it?