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"the hurt locker" is one of the lowest grosing best picture movies.udiences have made it clear they are not friday in war movies with one or two exceptions like "act of valor", and hollywood wanted to do this, but the world it different today. john houston made movies during the world war ii. they were soup revved by the army because they dealt with ptsd too provocatively. there was a lot of cases. we had a different world where things could be controlled. we'll hear more. there's many documentaries that we haven't talked about. again, they are out there. they are on netflix, on the internet. few are phenomenon. it's the market. people are not interested. >> they don't seem to have an appetite for them. >> what do you see as the biggest misconceptions that directors and producers have of wars and soldiers before they get to work consulting on the projects. >> again, they don't understand the calibre or the individuals in the military today. these - a lot of young officers are - i was just this past weekend, i live near quantityico, all marine officers
"the hurt locker" is one of the lowest grosing best picture movies.udiences have made it clear they are not friday in war movies with one or two exceptions like "act of valor", and hollywood wanted to do this, but the world it different today. john houston made movies during the world war ii. they were soup revved by the army because they dealt with ptsd too provocatively. there was a lot of cases. we had a different world where things could be controlled. we'll hear more....
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. >> the central government grose weaker as the militia grose powerful. with it libya appears lawless. >> in london an international legal team will present findings of its investigation into possible crimes against humanity allegedly committed by egypt's military, detailing how the military attacked and killed supporters. mohamed morsi after his ousting. the muslim brotherhood and freedom and justice party appointed a law firm to handle the investigation. >> it's a high profile team, including michael mansfield, a human rights lawyer based in the u.k. he's done a lot of pork. john dewing ard, who is a south african legal professor, who has done a lot of works for the united nations in the palestine territories. they were brought together by a firm called itn, based in london. itn was acting at the behest of the freedom and justice party, the political wing of the muslim brotherhood. they've been investigating what is going on in egypt since august. the charge sheet they came up with is long, including murder, unlawful imprisonment, torture, persecution,
. >> the central government grose weaker as the militia grose powerful. with it libya appears lawless. >> in london an international legal team will present findings of its investigation into possible crimes against humanity allegedly committed by egypt's military, detailing how the military attacked and killed supporters. mohamed morsi after his ousting. the muslim brotherhood and freedom and justice party appointed a law firm to handle the investigation. >> it's a high...
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snap will be slashed by 5 billion, affecting 47 million who receive food stamp benefits, because con grose is letting a boost to food stamps expire. here is how the cuts will affect the average family. one in seven families will have to cut back on food they buy. a family of four receiving the maximum allotment sees benefits cut by $36. the cuts which affect people not on food stamps. according to financial analysts every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.73 in economic growth. these cuts spell bad news for food banks across the country, most of which supplement families who receive little to know foodbank supplements. food brangs in new orleans -- food bangs in the new orleans are bracing for the worst. >> monshelle and her son need help from snap, even though she has a job in local gost. >> between rent, light bills, water bills, everything - nursery bills - i just couldn't afford to have food in the house. >> monshelle receives $364 a month in food stamps and is grateful for that. like 47 million others she is about to face life with less help putting bread on the table. >> peopl
snap will be slashed by 5 billion, affecting 47 million who receive food stamp benefits, because con grose is letting a boost to food stamps expire. here is how the cuts will affect the average family. one in seven families will have to cut back on food they buy. a family of four receiving the maximum allotment sees benefits cut by $36. the cuts which affect people not on food stamps. according to financial analysts every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.73 in economic growth. these...
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the country is an ally to the states as america's global influence grose. two women are in the running. we have a report from both sides. we have more on the newcomer evelyn matthei, and begin with michelle bachelet. we have this report. >> she's a single mother, an atheist and a socialist. south america's socially conservative country. former president michelle bachelet is so popular that she gave up her job to run for office again. 69-year-old norma gira is a housewife. like many women she is passionate about michelle bachelet. >> translation: no one recognised us or cared about house wives until michelle came along. michelle bachelet is soft spoken and personable, some say like a mother to chile. some critics accuse her of talking socialise m and defending a probusiness economic cause that favours the elite. this time she promises to level the playing field by raising corporate taxes, paying for free education and health. not radical changes but small changts. >> they want the eggs to be better distributed. they expect michelle bachelet to better distrib
the country is an ally to the states as america's global influence grose. two women are in the running. we have a report from both sides. we have more on the newcomer evelyn matthei, and begin with michelle bachelet. we have this report. >> she's a single mother, an atheist and a socialist. south america's socially conservative country. former president michelle bachelet is so popular that she gave up her job to run for office again. 69-year-old norma gira is a housewife. like many women...
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as the militias are powerful the central government grose weaker. with it libya appears increasingly lawless. >> and in washington yet another embarrassment for the president's health care plan. "the washington post" reports the lead contractor employs top executives from a troubled tech company. american management systems mishandled 20 it projects, including a botched attempt to automate retirement benefits from millions of government workers. >> calls for administrative reforms are unanswered. there are minor changes in the works. immigration officials have been ordered to stop deporting undocumented relives of u.s. military personal. the new directive means less stress for active duty and retirement service members. a hacker with the group "anonymous" will spend a decade behind barks jeremy hammond pled guilty to stealing data. he hacked into files on 8,60,000 clients. he argued it was a civil disobedience, among his supporters wikileaks's julian assange. >> the government is hitting whistleblowers with a sledgehammer because they are upset by i
as the militias are powerful the central government grose weaker. with it libya appears increasingly lawless. >> and in washington yet another embarrassment for the president's health care plan. "the washington post" reports the lead contractor employs top executives from a troubled tech company. american management systems mishandled 20 it projects, including a botched attempt to automate retirement benefits from millions of government workers. >> calls for administrative...
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. >> as the militias become powerful the central government grose weaker. with it libya appears lawless. >> now, british prime minister david cameron has given sri lanka's government until march to investigate alleged human rights abuses dating back to the civil war. cameron was the first foreign leader in decades to visit the north of the country. he met displaced civilians, living in camps four years after the war ended. transparent investigations are needed to war crimes. if it is not completed, then i will use our position on the u.n. human rights council to work with the u.n. human rights commissioner and call for a credible and independent international inquiry. >> we go live to the capitol colombo. i imagine what the reaction is to the threat by the british prime minister to push for action. >> they are not happy. in fact, more than one minister came out to say that sri lanka will not listen to uk prime minister david cameron and having this independent investigation, as he put it. they strongly rejected it. earlier the water and irrigation minister,
. >> as the militias become powerful the central government grose weaker. with it libya appears lawless. >> now, british prime minister david cameron has given sri lanka's government until march to investigate alleged human rights abuses dating back to the civil war. cameron was the first foreign leader in decades to visit the north of the country. he met displaced civilians, living in camps four years after the war ended. transparent investigations are needed to war crimes. if it...