[lbo-talk] reinventing (a carbon-netural) "24"

Max B. Sawicky sawicky at verizon.net
Sat Feb 2 12:50:32 PST 2008


I watched the first couple of years of this. The story in the first year was somebody on the U.S. side trying to stage a provocation that would goad the U.S. to bomb some innocent Arab country. Haven't kept up with it for a long time. I did watch "Sleeper Cell" however more recently on Showtime. Big emphasis on good Muslims/ bad Muslims (protagonist is Muslim FBI agent), also on all kinds of sleezoids inside the FBI. The terrorists are portrayed as murderous but very idealistic.

The authorities try torture but it doesn't work.

Doug Henwood wrote:
> Wall Street Journal - February 2, 2008
>
> Reinventing '24'
> Jack Bauer's newest nemesis isn't a terrorist -- it's public opinion.
> By REBECCA DANA



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