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Category: The Atlantic

Don’t Trust “Zero Dark Thirty”

The Atlantic
December 13, 2012

One of the most dramatic scenes in Zero Dark Thirty, the new film by Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal, takes place in a conference room where the CIA team hunting Osama bin Laden is lambasted by its boss, played by Mark Strong. “There’s no working group coming ...  (Read more)

Author Peter MaassPosted on December 14, 2012January 31, 2021Categories Article, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, The Atlantic

Ayn Rand Comes to Somalia

The Atlantic
May 2001

The headquarters of Telecom Somalia is filled with the sights and sounds of Mogadishu-style success. Customers pour through the entrance, funneling past machine-gun positions that flank the front doors. After a pat-down by security guards, who take temporary possession of any guns ...  (Read more)

Author Peter MaassPosted on May 2, 2001January 31, 2021Categories Africa, Article, The Atlantic

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