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odograph on December 12, 2005 - 11:25am Permalink | Subthread | Comments top
I haven't seen it yet, but I happened to catch a show on A&E called "MovieReal" that was all about Syrianna.  It had many interviews with cast & production, as well as with a small  handful of ex-CIA agents.

That TV show sent a strong "peak oil" message, and used those words maybe a dozen times.

The most damning message from the ex-CIA agents was that their "customers" in Washington did not ask for the truth, they asked for support for their agendas.  They way they told it, the current war's pre-intelligence was business as usual rather than some atypical breakdown.

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Super G on December 12, 2005 - 11:32am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Given that people involved in the movie were peak oil-aware, I am even more disappointed that movie makes hardly any references to oil depletion.
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Dave Cohen on December 12, 2005 - 12:07pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
That was disappointing but the movie is about geopolitics and the fight over the remaining oil. What was it the Matt Damon character says? "This is a fight to the death. We're running out and 90% of what's left is in the Middle East".
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