The final score: David 6, Goliath 3.
“The Hurt Locker” earned six Oscars at the 82nd annual Academy Awards Sunday night, taking home the biggest prize — best picture — as well as honors for its director, original screenplay, sound editing, sound mixing and film editing.
The small-budget movie, one of the lowest-grossing films to be nominated [...]
Votes were being counted Sunday in key elections in Iraq, marred by violence throughout the day.
Polls in Iraq to elect a 325-member parliament closed Sunday evening, capping an electoral process in which militants, intent on disrupting the vote, carried out attacks that killed 38 people.
Despite the risks, voter turnout could reach 55 percent, a senior [...]
Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid a surprise visit to British troops in Afghanistan on Saturday, his office said.
He went to Camp Bastion, the main British base in Helmand province, as well as a police training college and a British forward operating base, or outpost, according to 10 Downing Street.
Brown’s office told news outlets of his [...]
Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Milius, author of some of Hollywood’s most famous lines from films such as “Apocalypse Now,” “Dirty Harry” and “Jaws,” is a student of history — especially the history of war.
Five years after his HBO’s mini-series “Rome,” Milius is currently in pre-production on an epic film about the life of the infamous warlord [...]
Karl Rove, often described as President George W. Bush’s brain, defended the former president in a new book against claims that he lied to the American public in order to invade Iraq in 2003.
“[D]id Bush lie us into war? Absolutely not,” Rove wrote in his 516-page book, “Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative [...]
For the first time in almost 70 years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has made room for 10 nominees for best picture.
That’s no reflection of an exceptional peak in cinematic artistry, but rather a bid to stem faltering ratings for the Oscar telecast over the last decade.
Will it work? If they want [...]
The Guardian Brown “should share blame for Iraq war” Reuters UK LONDON (Reuters) – The majority of the British public believes Prime Minister Gordon Brown should share the blame for the Iraq war with his predecessor Tony Blair, according to a survey on Wednesday. The ComRes poll for The Independent newspaper found … Clare Short claims cabinet was mislead on war legality BBC News Blair Called a Liar in Iraq Inquiry New York Times Yes but, no but, yes but … Clare Short at the Chilcot inquiry The Guardian Bloomberg
Telegraph.co.uk Experts' view: How Tony Blair fared at the Chilcot inquiry The Guardian The sheer length, lack of focus, and scope for manoeuvre in the Chilcot panel's questions were revealed at the Iraq inquiry today, as a nervous and tense Tony Blair nevertheless managed to remain more or less within his comfort zone. … Families of Slain Iraq Soldiers Protest in Britain Voice of America Blair questions remain after Iraq grilling BBC News Blair heckled as he says 'no regrets' over Iraq Times Online Aljazeera.net
Telegraph.co.uk Tony Blair insists he did not deceive the nation Telegraph.co.uk Tony Blair has insisted he did not deceive the nation over Iraq and defiantly declared that he was right to take action to stop Saddam Hussein, even though no weapons of mass destruction were found. In his long-awaited appearance beyond the Iraq … Protesters call for Blair to face war crimes charges CNN Tony Blair at Iraq inquiry – the key points The Guardian Tony Blair Iraq inquiry: Hussein was risk worth trying to contain Christian Science Monitor Aljazeera.net
Telegraph.co.uk Anti-war campaigners gather to protest as Blair faces Iraq inquiry The Guardian Tony Blair is due to give evidence at the Iraq inquiry today. Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images Anti-war campaigners are gathering in London to protest against Tony Blair as gives evidence to the Chilcott inquiry today
