Cultural self-abuse: Movies and the military

Article Abstract:

Film critic Michael Medved in his lecture at Michigan's Hillsdale College on the topic of contemporary treatment of war in Hollywood films stated that the truth is that war movies have changed in a fundamental way. He rejected the familiar argument that Vietnam permanently disillusioned Americans about government and the military saying that neither the American military nor the ordinary American's perception of the military has changed but Hollywood itself that has.

Public affairs, Michigan, Defense Operations & Maintenance, Evaluation, Military administration, Speeches, lectures and essays, War films, War movies, War in motion pictures, Medved, Michael

---

Congress to vote on defense authorization and appropriations bills

Article Abstract:

The US Senate has not still not voted on the $491.6 billion fiscal year 2006 Defense Authorization bill due to the fight over Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) amendment specifying the treatment of prisoners of war. The White house had threatened to veto the Defense Authorization bill and the Defense Appropriations bill unless McCain's amendment was removed, but has since lightened its stance an is negotiating with McCain on changing the amendment's language.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Arizona, International politics, Defense Administration & Finance, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Military policy, McCain, John, Legislators, Defense spending, Defence spending, Senators

---

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) organization and missions. Ward succeeds Smith as NSCC national chairman; Learson elected as NSCC's new national president
• Abstracts: Europe's budding military structures. Electric power and propulsion for naval surface vessels. The challenge of demilitarisation and disposal of ammunition
• Abstracts: HDW - A shipyard armed for the future. MTU Friedrichshafen - tradition and innovation. The sea is no garbage dump: warships also need a waste management system
• Abstracts: Challenges and choices. PLAN for growth: China's surface fleet modernization fits Beijing's appetite for sea power
• Abstracts: Hizbullah-Israeli border exchanges intensify. Israeli offensive may not meet long-term objectives. Factional friction: the future for Lebanon

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.