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To: skinowski who wrote (113242)	8/29/2003 12:25:15 AM
From: Jacob Snyder	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

from the holodeck of the spaceship Pentagon: "Pentagon sources report one hopeful sign that the military is thinking creatively and unconventionally about Iraq. The Pentagon's special operations chiefs have scheduled a showing tomorrow in the Army auditorium of 'The Battle of Algiers,' a classic film that examines how the French, despite overwhelming military superiority, were defeated by Algerian resistance fighters. "A Pentagon flier announcing the film puts it in eerie perspective: 'How to win a battle against terrorism and lose the war of ideas. . . . Children shoot soldiers at point blank range. Women plant bombs in cafes. Soon the entire Arab population builds to a mad fervor. Sound familiar? The French have a plan. It succeeds tactically, but fails strategically. To understand why, come to a rare showing of this film.'" nationinstitute.org