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To: Big Black Swan who wrote (306479)	8/10/2011 9:35:52 PM
From: joseffy	of 306849

Obama under fire for giving Hurt Locker director access to Navy SEALs to make Bin Laden film By Daily Mail Reporter 10th August 2011 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2024503/Navy-SEAL-Team-6-Congressman-Peter-King-demands-investigation-access-granted-film-Osama-bin-Laden-hunters.html Hollywood is looking to shed light on the top-secret commandos who killed the world’s top terrorist, and the White House is helping, one congressman says. The U.S.'s top brass is reportedly giving filmmakers the inside scoop to all things Navy SEAL for a movie about the squad who took out Osama bin Laden. Rep Peter King has called for a probe into the access allowed to filmmakers for a movie about SEAL Team 6 The New York Times reported this week that military officers were shocked when writer Mark Boal showed up at a CIA ceremony in honour of Team 6. Boal, along with director Kathryn Bigelow, wrote the Oscar-winning Iraq war drama The Hurt Locker, and is now scribing a Navy SEAL film. For the project, Mr Boal and Miss Bigelow reportedly have been granted unique access to the inner workings of the Pentagon. Rep. Peter King, Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, said letting Hollywood in on sensitive information like SEAL Team 6 may cost lives. In addition, the lawmaker contends that granting such privileges could tarnish the war on terror and other disastrous consequences. Mr King asked the inspectors general of the CIA and the Department of Defense to determine what consultations occurred in the White House about providing Hollywood with access to covert military operators and clandestine CIA officers. In a letter dated August 10, Mr King demanded an investigation into 'ongoing leaks of classified information regarding sensitive military operations.' Access granted: Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal won an Oscar last year when they collaborated on the Iraq war drama The Hurt Locker White House spokesman Jay Carney called Mr King’s claims 'ridiculous.' Mr Carney said: 'I would hope that as we face the continued threat from terrorism, the House Committee on Homeland Security would have more important topics to discuss than a movie.' Miss Bigelow threw her support behind then-Senator Barack Obama in 2008, while he was campaigning for president. She told StarGlimpse.com: 'I hope and pray that U.S. forces will be withdrawn immediately from Iraq, and only one man is capable of doing that, that's Mr. Barack Obama.' Miss Bigelow’s film, which is still untitled, is due out October 12 – less than a month before the presidential election. Explore more: Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2024503/Navy-SEAL-Team-6-Congressman-Peter-King-demands-investigation-access-granted-film-Osama-bin-Laden-hunters.html#ixzz1UgCLDnWv

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