I didn't watch the video and I find O'Reilly so repugnant that it is difficult for me to listen to him in any context. He is a walking poster boy for the Psychiatric DSM-IV criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder:

A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:

(1) has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
(2) is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
(3) believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)
(4) requires excessive admiration
(5) has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations
(6) is interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends
(7) lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others
(8) is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her
(9) shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes

Some things to ponder:

Is this "paragon" of truthtelling know this movie is based on real events? I am aware and know the original story well (google Mahmudiyah and Abeer Qasim Hamza) and besides the name changing, the movie is pretty much consistent with the real events. If he was doing his job he would have reported the story instead of bitching about a movie.

To top that, the movie shows bad soldiers, yes. But also good soldiers. Very good ones. That is precisely why the real story (and the movie version of events shows this), eventually got out. It also shows good AND band Iraqis. If anything this blowhard coud've done one of his usual spin jobs and give props to the whistleblower.

If the movie has flaws they lie in their acting. But as far as what is portrayed, the movie is a valuable info tool and a critique. If anything it tells you that you have to piece the truth out of bits and pieces that are out there. But you have to do your homework.

As to the controversy over the final montage (covered by some commenters in your previous Redacted/Cuban post) i saw this at a screening last night in Toronto and according to the producers, who were there, the sequence stays but it is "redacted" (against DePalma's wishes). I don't think it takes away from it at all for what it is worth. As for another critique people make about being "duped" by a couple of inserted shots in said sequence, the two shots are easy and obvious to spot. And after all you sat through a 1.5 hr "mockumentary" - so how re you being deceived again? Guess this people think the Blair Witch Project is an actual documentary too.

One last thing: notice how in that video you posted O'Reilly mentions that he would never sit through a movie "that depicts the rape and murder of ..." and then he says when talking to the panelists "this is the most vile...". So he has seen it? He hasn't?

I saw it. The movie has some flaws (some wooden acting basically) but they don't lie in truth distortion or pseudo propaganda.

Deal with it warmongers.

Thanks bradblog for your coverage and providing this forum.

-G.

G - Thanks for your thoughts. They are much appreciated.

If ya see Ole billo walk'n funny for a while it's cause
Keith Olbermann tanned his hide butt good this evening . . .

Anybody can make whatever video they want. I could sit in front of a camera spewing off stuff that was fact or lie, mail it to Al Jazeera, and if they wanted to broadcast it they could.

Mark Cuban can distribute this to whoever wants it and they can show it. It's a MOVIE, and people can draw their own conclusions from it. If people see this movie and hate America afterward, they most certainly hated America before they watched it as well.

As a die-hard fan of the Dallas Mavericks, I am personally disapointed that Cuban associates himself with this stuff. I don't agree with the movie, but it is definitely his right to be involved with it.