Romanticising terrorism

Josh Moody  |  Features  |  Letter from America
Date posted:  1 Apr 2007
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What do a US Army General and a left leaning New York magazine have in common? Answer: They both hate torture.

In a fascinating story that spans issues related to the influence of popular media, the actual versus the perceived views of top military brass, the survivability of extreme conservatives even in Hollywood, The New Yorker ran a story this last month that described how the head of West Point (= Sandhurst) confronted the makers of 24 (the hit US drama) about their romanticisation of terror.

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