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Fast Walker 52

(7,723 posts) Thu Jul 7, 2016, 09:30 AM Jul 2016

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MI6 Iraq nerve gas report 'stolen from action film The Rock'

Source: The Telegraph

"Valuable intelligence” found by MI6 about Saddam Hussein’s alleged nerve gas arsenal may have in fact been stolen from a Sean Connery and Nicholas Cage action film, the Chilcot Inquiry has disclosed.

Intelligence officers circulated a report of deadly nerve toxins being held in glass spheres, until it was noticed it bore a marked similarity to scenes in the 1996 thriller The Rock."

Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/06/mi6-iraq-nerve-gas-report-stolen-from-action-film-the-rock/

This sounds like the sort of hackery the Bush administration did so well...

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MI6 Iraq nerve gas report 'stolen from action film The Rock' (Original Post) Fast Walker 52 Jul 2016 OP

Reminds me of... Rafale Jul 2016 #1

is that a movie? Fast Walker 52 Jul 2016 #5

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tailor_of_Panama_(film) IronLionZion Jul 2016 #6

Yes Rafale Jul 2016 #7

thanks-- but how does the movie seem like this story? Fast Walker 52 Jul 2016 #9

And George W Bush wanted to be Bill Pullman from the movie "Independence Day" Botany Jul 2016 #2

Sir, your cod piece is squeaking, sir. truthisfreedom Jul 2016 #3

A stuffed flightsuit 47of74 Jul 2016 #8

Great one! Fast Walker 52 Jul 2016 #4

Rafale

(291 posts)

1. Reminds me of...

Reply to Fast Walker 52 (Original post)

Thu Jul 7, 2016, 09:34 AM

Jul 2016

The Tailor of Panama.

Fast Walker 52

(7,723 posts)

5. is that a movie?

Reply to Rafale (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 7, 2016, 11:16 AM

Jul 2016

IronLionZion

(45,438 posts)

6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tailor_of_Panama_(film)

Reply to Fast Walker 52 (Reply #5)

Thu Jul 7, 2016, 12:02 PM

Jul 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tailor_of_Panama_(film)

Rafale

(291 posts)

7. Yes

Reply to Fast Walker 52 (Reply #5)

Thu Jul 7, 2016, 12:48 PM

Jul 2016

Very good one to watch, too.

Fast Walker 52

(7,723 posts)

9. thanks-- but how does the movie seem like this story?

Reply to Rafale (Reply #7)

Thu Jul 7, 2016, 03:04 PM

Jul 2016

Botany

(70,503 posts)

2. And George W Bush wanted to be Bill Pullman from the movie "Independence Day"

Reply to Fast Walker 52 (Original post)

Thu Jul 7, 2016, 09:44 AM

Jul 2016

truthisfreedom

(23,146 posts)

3. Sir, your cod piece is squeaking, sir.

Reply to Botany (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 7, 2016, 11:09 AM

Jul 2016

Perhaps a little cod liver oil.

47of74

(18,470 posts)

8. A stuffed flightsuit

Reply to truthisfreedom (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 7, 2016, 01:45 PM

Jul 2016

Ugh.

Fast Walker 52

(7,723 posts)

4. Great one!

Reply to Botany (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 7, 2016, 11:16 AM

Jul 2016

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