* OTHER RELEASES Oct 9, 2009
From Yun Je-gyun, the formerly lowbrow director of Sex Is Zero and Crazy Assassins. Korean title: Haeundae, which is where the movie is set. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Nigeria: Nnewi Businessman, Ngonadi, Kidnapped Oct 7, 2009
The incident, which for quite some time now has become a recurring decimal in the industrial community of Nnewi, took place in Nnewichi, one of the quarters in Nnewi North Local Government area of Anambra state, barely 24 hours after another Nnewi-based multi-millionaire, Chief Pius Ogbuawa, narrowly escaped assassination by those believed to be hired assassins in his residence. According to a source who spoke to Sunday Champion in Nnewi on condition of anonymity, the hoodlums came to the church... (allAfrica.com)
HardTalk With Busia: Sex, Drugs, Corruption, Assassins ... Oct 6, 2009
HardTalk With Busia: Sex, Drugs, Corruption, Assassins ... Cover Up of violations Corruption collusion, corrodes into permissive arms inflows with simultaneous cocaine overflows and sabotage of control efforts; all covered up by veiled assassins, instituting deliberate underhand policy reversals without reprisals. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Chavez reveals personal side, criticizes U.S. Sep 26, 2009
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he loves Jesus Christ, U.S. people, culture. Chavez says he hopes for improved relations with U.S. President Barack Obama. (CNN -- World)
Chavez: Bush White House wanted me dead Sep 25, 2009
Chavez reveals personal side, criticizes U.S. - CNN.com. Chavez reveals personal side, criticizes U.S.. (CNN -- International)
Action figure Sep 25, 2009
He had a small role in "Fighting," which starred Terrence Howard, was released in April and did respectable box office, and has graduated to larger supporting roles in "Pandorum," which opens Friday, and two upcoming Hong Kong martial arts films - "Bodyguards and Assassins," co-starring Donnie Yen, who is the biggest box-office star in China these days; and "True Legend" alongside Michelle Yeoh, Jay Chou and the late David Carradine. In addition, Le was married last month (he has two boys, ages... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Harris stoked about hosting Emmys Sep 21, 2009
Writer and producer Joss Whedon was an admirer of Harris' range, having seen him in Arthur Miller's drama "All My Sons," the Broadway musical "Assassins" and "How I Met Your Mother," when he asked him to play the title character in the Internet sensation "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog." He was even more impressed, however, by Harris' level of commitment. Says Whedon, "(When) he's in, he's totally in. Doing a low-budget movie, doing a play on or off Broadway, doing a recording, hosting a show,... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Pakistani Police Raid U.S. Contractor Sep 20, 2009
Unlike countries where powerful dictators rule and you need assassins and it can get bloody. In America they picked their team and made sure it won the election. (CBS News -- World)
Best new fall TV: "Flash Forward" Sep 19, 2009
In his vision, he swigs from a flask and tries desperately to make sense of random clues as assassins in black close in around him. Meanwhile, his wife, Olivia (Sonia Walger), hallucinates that she's having an affair with another man. (Salon)
Click to read: Did Double Life Lead to Craigslist Murder? Sep 18, 2009
Did Double Life Lead to Craigslist Murder. - The Early Show - CBS News. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Is America Hooked on War? Sep 18, 2009
What do you make of a world in which the U.S. has robot assassins in the skies over its war zones, 24/7, and the "pilots" who control them from thousands of miles away are ready on a moment's notice to launch missiles -- "Hellfire" missiles at that -- into Pashtun peasant villages in the wild, mountainous borderlands of Pakistan and Afghanistan. What does it mean when American pilots can be at war "in" Afghanistan, 9 to 5, by remote control, while their bodies remain at a base outside Las Vegas... (CBS News -- Politics)
Widespread's keyboardist moonlighting as Cat Sep 17, 2009
In addition to his leadership in JoJo and His Mojo Mardi Gras Band, Hermann has contributed greatly to the Silent Assassins, which also features Cody and Luther Dickinson (of North Mississippi All-Stars fame) and Athenian Paul "Crumpy" Edwards. With Panic set to take some downtime this month before embarking on a considerable number of October dates with the legendary Allman Brothers Band, Hermann will be back on the moonlight mile, embarking on a short tour with New York-based singer-guitarist... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Emmys get a bit of awesomeness from Neil Patrick Harris Sep 14, 2009
Writer and producer was an admirer of Harris' range, having seen him in 's drama , the Broadway musical Assassins and HIMYM, when he asked him to play the title character in the Internet sensation Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog ... In recent years, Harris has performed in , Sweeney Todd, Proof, Assassins and All My Sons. (USA Today)
Sound Records: Seattle's Innovative Indie Label Obtains a Vast Array of Talented Established and Emerging Artists Sep 12, 2009
Also featuring fellow Sound artists Bronze Nazareth and 60 Second Assassins, the stellar compilation boasts guest appearances by Grammy award winner RZA of the legendary rap group Wu-Tang Clan, Planet Asia, DJ Immortal and Killah Priest. Distribution for the project is through 101 Distribution. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
* Eight killed in suicide car blast in western Iraq Sep 8, 2009
We will always look for a process of closing all the doors that the assassins can breathe from again. We blame our brothers and our friends and neighboring countries, he said on Saturday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
‘The International’ available at Comcast Movies and Events Sep 8, 2009
Clive Owen (above) and Naomi Watts are the heroes trying to bring down a rogue institution with assassins on its payroll. Tom Tykwer directs the usual mayhem with a fresh eye, and the shoot-out in the Guggenheim is an instant classic. (Boston Globe)
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In our conversation, Desilets confirmed that the series will continue to delve into the use (and abuse) of religion in the ongoing struggle between the Templars and the assassins. (Warning: slight spoiler alert in the next paragraph for those who have not played the ending of the original Assassin's Creed. (IGN PC Games)
The PG's Fall Movie Preview Sep 3, 2009
" It's the second in a series of "Cities of Love" movies conceived by Emmanuel Benbihy. Nov. 6 "Disney's A Christmas Carol": A 3-D animated version of the Dickens classic, with Jim Carrey playing eight characters and Gary Oldman as his overworked and underpaid clerk and Colin Firth his cheery nephew. "The Box": The short story "Button, Button" by Richard Matheson inspired this movie that asks: What if someone gave you a box containing a button that, if pushed, would bring you a million dollars... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Skype Snooping: Virus Eavesdrops on Calls Sep 3, 2009
I still prefer voip over regular landlines because, when the assassins come, when they clip your phone lines you can still call 911. I presume that clipping your voip is alot more complicated than clipping a phone line. (CBS News)
Kennedy Laid to Rest at Arlington Beside Brothers Aug 31, 2009
In life, the senator had visited the burial ground often to mourn his brothers, killed in their 40s, more than a generation ago, by assassins' bullets. Hundreds lined nearby sidewalks, ignoring the rain, as the funeral procession passed. (Newsmax)
Full Story Aug 31, 2009
In life, the senator had visited the burial ground often to mourn his brothers, John and Robert, killed in their 40s, more than a generation ago, by assassins' bullets. "He was given a gift of time that his brothers were not. And he used that time to touch as many lives and right as many wrongs as the years would allow," Obama said in a eulogy that also gently made mention of Kennedy's "personal failings and setbacks.". (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
The Citizen's Cinema Aug 30, 2009
TheCitizensCinema wrote on May 11, 2009 11:10 PM:" Many of us have guilty pleasure movies - the ones we love in spite of our instincts' screams that what we are watching is awful for any number of reasons. Some make guilty pleasures of paint-by-numbers romances or hackneyed comedies. In the summer season, it's mindless action romps that win us over without much in the way of artistic merit. Though I've yet to speak to the guilty pleasure crop of 2009's summer season, I have a hard time believing... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
The casket and family leaves the church after the Roman Catholic Funeral Mass for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in Boston on Saturday. Associated Press photo, Aug 30, 2009
In life, the senator had visited the burial ground often to mourn his brothers, John and Robert, killed in their 40s, more than a generation ago, by assassins bullets. He was given a gift of time that his brothers were not. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Sibel Edmonds Testifies Aug 28, 2009
Last evening I was doing some fun reading, turning pages in Jim Garrison s book about his JFK investigation, On the Trail of the Assassins ... Why had Carson pulled my arm away so that the photos [of potential assassins] were out of camera range. (The American Conservative)
Sondheim-lich Maneuver Aug 28, 2009
THERE'S trouble brew ing between Ste phen Sondheim and the Roundabout The atre Company, which has produced a slew of the celebrated songwriter's shows in recent years, including "Pacific Overtures," "Assassins" and "Sunday in the Park With George.". In the spring, the Roundabout is scheduled to present "iSondheim" (terrible, terrible title -- but more on that in a minute), a high-tech revue of the composer's songs. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Bella shines in 'Lost in Yonkers' Aug 28, 2009
The way it turns out, women play most of the meanies in the play, including the assassins who do Richard's dirty work. I really liked the concept, which opened up all kinds of interesting issues dealing with sexuality. (Fresno Bee)
Private morals and public lives of three flawed giants Aug 27, 2009
Of the nine children in that photograph, two - John and Robert - were cut down by assassins' bullets, and another pair - Joe Jnr and Kathleen - died in plane crashes (John jnr, JFK's son, also died this way). But if the Kennedy story has become the stuff of Greek tragedy, there is also a suggestion of Shakespearean irony in how the sometimes flawed offspring of a somewhat unsavoury character have come to symbolise idealism and service. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
CIA Probe Angers Those on Right and Left Aug 26, 2009
The Monarch Program - MKULTRA Produced : Child S*e*x Slaves - Child Drug Couriers and Future : POLITICAL ASSASSINS. by Obamarox August 25, 2009 11:23 PM EDT. (CBS News)
Review: 'Flame & Citron' a killer film Aug 22, 2009
They aren't exactly bumblers, but neither are they mechanical, cold-blooded assassins. Both men have trouble killing women. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
CIA Hired Outsiders to Help Hit Al Qaeda Aug 20, 2009
Yet when the repubs are involved in blatantly violating the law more times than can be counted, illegal wars, torture, assassins for hire, you're perfectly ok with that. I swear there's a significant segment of right wingers that won't be happy until there's a swastika hanging outside of the White House. (CBS News)
Ex-SKorean President Kim Dae-jung dies at 85 Aug 19, 2009
U.S. intelligence identified South Korean agents as the culprits and quickly intervened, sending an American military helicopter flying low over the ship and forcing the would-be assassins to abandon their plan. Upon his return to Seoul, Kim was put under house arrest by the Park government and then imprisoned. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Bulletin Board Aug 18, 2009
AUDITIONS. Sept. 1, 2, 7 p.m. Assassins The Stephen Sondheim Musical, looking for singers, actors, 9 principal men, 2 principal women; ensemble of 4 - 8 men and women actors, singers; 8-12 year old boy; skilled guitarist. Full details at the Web site: www. (Braintree Forum, MA)
The Citizen's Cinema Aug 18, 2009
TheCitizensCinema wrote on May 11, 2009 11:10 PM:" Many of us have guilty pleasure movies - the ones we love in spite of our instincts' screams that what we are watching is awful for any number of reasons. Some make guilty pleasures of paint-by-numbers romances or hackneyed comedies. In the summer season, it's mindless action romps that win us over without much in the way of artistic merit. Though I've yet to speak to the guilty pleasure crop of 2009's summer season, I have a hard time believing... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
American leaves Myanmar after release from jail Aug 16, 2009
Yettaw said he made the visit to Suu Kyi's house because he had a vision that she was at risk of harm from assassins. "I believe he was probably motivated by good intentions but he committed a very serious violation in this country," Webb said at a brief news conference just before leaving Myanmar. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
What's not being celebrated Aug 14, 2009
After Charles Manson's band of countercultural assassins butchered pregnant actress Sharon Tate and three houseguests with more than a hundred stab wounds, they smeared the word PIGS on the wall in blood. Across the country, Weather Underground bomber Bernadine Dorhn bubbled over with approval: "Dig it! First they killed those pigs and then they ate dinner in the same room with them and then they put a fork in pig Tate's belly. Wild!". (Juneau Empire)
Latin American Jews contend with spike in anti-Semitism Aug 12, 2009
Fifteen people, including several policemen, were arrested after they broke into the synagogue, taking off with money and scrawling anti-Jewish graffiti such as "Damn the Jews," "Jews out of here," and "Israel assassins" on the walls. They also took out the Torah from its storage place and threw sacred cups on the floor. (Christian Science Monitor)
NKorea's Kim killed those who knew of his first love Aug 10, 2009
That son, Jong-un, is thought to be backed by hardliners and there are rumours that assassins acting in their name tried to kill Jong-nam in China this summer ... In 1997, unknown assassins shot him dead. (India Times, India)
"G.I.Joe" commands box office with $56.2 mln debut Aug 10, 2009
The film tells how an elite military unit pursues a notorious arms dealer and his cabal of assassins. To achieve its goal, the Paramount marketed the movie to conservative "Middle America" with showings in military bases and viral ads. (Xinhuanet, China)
The West has its own suicide bombers Aug 8, 2009
"A study of the late 19th century and early 20th would provide a spate of examples of suicide bombers and assassins in the heart of Europe." These included various European nationalists, Russian anarchists, and other early practitioners of terrorism ... com writes, "In Pakistan, a war of machine assassins is visibly provoking terror (and terrorism), as well as anger and hatred among people who are by no means fundamentalists. It is part of a larger destabilization of the country.". (Asia Times Online)
Sexy siren Fan Bingbing graces "Esquire" Aug 6, 2009
The flamboyant actress has four films coming up this year, including literary film "Wheat", spy thriller "East Wind, Rain", star-studded blockbuster "Bodyguards and Assassins", and romantic comedy "Sophie's Revenge" co-starring Zhang Ziyi. (Source: CRIENGLISH.com ). (Xinhuanet, China)
A new type of kung fu movie is set to hit the screens Aug 6, 2009
Film director Teddy Chan makes a gift to actress Michelle Reis at the closing ceremony of the shooting of the film "Bodyguards and Assassins." The film marks actress Reis' return to the screen after her marriage to business tycoon Julian Hui last year ... "Bodyguards and Assassins" is to be released in December ... Hong Kong filmmaker Teddy Chan's 10-year dream has finally come true as his highly anticipated period epic "Bodyguards and Assassins" finished its three-month shooting recently at a... (Xinhuanet, China)
No, Seriously Aug 5, 2009
I ll be forever mackin Heart cold as assassins, I got no passion I got no patience and I hate waitin Mami get your a$$ in And let s RI-I-I-I-I-IDE. Professor. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Action woman Aug 4, 2009
The 29-year-old plays Scarlett, whose ninja skills and talent with a crossbow come in useful when dealing with deadly assassins. We caught up with Nichols last month on a day that began with her and her co-stars being sped down the River Thames for a photo opportunity at HMS Belfast. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
The 'joe' Show Aug 2, 2009
They were further boosted by an animated TV series, comic books and a host of spectacular characters, including ninjas and space assassins. Instead of Nazis and Russians, the team fought Cobra, an international terrorist group led by a lizard-man named Serpentor. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Thousands jam jazz festival Aug 2, 2009
Lon Allen, of Erie, plays the Claves while listening to Sturgis lectric Assassins perform during the Erie Art Museum's 17th annual Blues and Jazz Festival at Frontier Park on Aug. 1 ... Donocoff didn't need any protection from rain Saturday afternoon, but she used the umbrella to shield herself from the sun as she watched Sturgis lectric Assassins play ... Jones, who lives in Erie, was grilling hamburgers on a small propane grill during Sturgis lectric Assassins' set. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Daily guide to television and radio Jul 30, 2009
Wanted 8 p.m. (MAX) A wimpy account manager (James McAvoy) is recruited into a secret society of assassins. R (2008). (Boston Globe)
HK actress Michelle Reis returns to the big screen Jul 29, 2009
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APNewsBreak: Slain Juarez lieutenant was informant Jul 28, 2009
Gonzalez, a Juarez cartel lieutenant shot on his quiet El Paso cul-de-sac this spring, was working for U.S. officials as a confidential informant, sources told The Associated Press, and experts suspect his slaying may be the first time assassins from one of Mexico's violent drug gangs have killed a ranking cartel member on American soil. Experts said the murder represents a growing brazenness of the cartels on this side of the border that will most likely lead to more deaths. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Daily TV guide Jul 25, 2009
Wanted 6:30 p.m. (MAX) A wimpy account manager (James McAvoy) is recruited into a secret society of assassins. R (2008). (Boston Globe)
DVD Review: Gunslinger Girl Complet... Jul 23, 2009
Madhouse Studios's Gunslinger Girl, which followed a group of preteen girls turned into ruthless assassins by a secret government agency, could have become a compendium of everything wrong with modern anime ... The girls have been paired with government agents and trained to become deadly assassins in order to handle the Italian government's dirty work. (Suite101.com)
Click to read: Morning Anchors Reflect On Evening Legend Jul 19, 2009
Cronkite is a fraud as a journalist, serving the interests first of the assassins of the fbi/cia; by withholding vital data from the people, Cronkite wreaked great damage on the social fabric of the world and assisted his homicidal brethren in the intel community in the cover up of a century of their atrocities. He was a de facto operative for the American intel services, just like many of his successors today in the main stream media. (CBS News -- Early Show)
A Jewish Film Festival sampler Jul 19, 2009
But he's remembered only for his decision to defend some of the most notorious accused criminals of the second half of the 20th century, from Lenny Bruce and the "Chicago Seven" to assassins and members of terrorist groups. Sarah and Emily Kunstler direct the documentary about their father, who was much more complicated than the man the public saw on the nightly news. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Behind Mexico's Wave of Beheadings Jul 19, 2009
"Who knows what perverse methods these assassins might use to get one up over their rivals," he says. "Many are military killers but without the army command to hold them back. Their only limits are what they can imagine or what they can find in the most violent Hollywood movies.". (Time.com)
CIA reportedly struggled to build assassin team Jul 18, 2009
In movies, the CIA has so many prolifically lethal assassins roaming the world that the main problem often seems to be reining them in. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Health Care Battle Heats Up Jul 17, 2009
But ultimately, it turns out that as much as the movies make it seem like CIA agents are great assassins, the truth is that close-range killing is not something the agency really has "a capacity for,". "There really isn't Jason Bourne walking around doing stuff like this.". (Slate)
CIA assassin program was nearing new phase Jul 17, 2009
House Democrats, citing an account given by Panetta, say then-Vice President Richard B. Cheney personally ordered the CIA not to tell Congress about the initiative, which involved a series of intermittent plans to kill or capture Osama bin Laden and other top al-Qaeda leaders using small teams of assassins ... The plan to deploy small teams of assassins grew out of the CIA's early efforts to battle al-Qaeda after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. (MSNBC -- Politics)
CIA wanted to activate assassination squads Jul 17, 2009
The plan to deploy small teams of assassins grew out of the CIA's early efforts to battle al-Qaeda after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. A secret document known as a "presidential finding" was signed by the then president, George Bush, the same month, granting the agency broad authority to use deadly force against Osama bin Laden and other senior members of al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
The CIA’s assassination plan Jul 16, 2009
But even if CIA hit squads in allied countries are morally or ethically equivalent to the military s use of missiles fired from drones, the use of CIA assassins on foreign soil could have legal, diplomatic, and political repercussions in the countries where the killings took place. On most issues, acts by the executive branch must stand up to public scrutiny. (Boston Globe)
Shadow of a Doubt meets "The Killer... Jul 16, 2009
After hearing the details of the Merry Widow Murderer, Wilder was immediately reminded of an Ernest Hemingway short story called The Killers, in which a man awaits his impending death by two assassins ... The bulk of Hemingway's The Killers takes place at Henry's lunchroom where two assassins lie in wait to murder Ole Anderson, an ex-heavyweight prizefighter who frequents the diner for his supper ... Several references to the clock increase the suspense as the assassins insist on waiting a... (Suite101.com)
CIA Hit Teams Jul 15, 2009
The assassins were to be drawn from CIA s own special ops group and also from delta force. They would enter the target countries as businessmen on false passports, some of which would be non-American, obtain weapons sent ahead through the diplomatic pouch to the US Embassy, kill the target, turn the weapons back over to an embassy contact, and leave the country. (The American Conservative)
New Evidence Links Ahmadinejad to 1989 Murder Jul 14, 2009
Within hours of the brutal murders, the Austrian police captured two of the assassins at the scene of the crime. The following day, they found the murder weapons in a nearby trash can and matched them to the spent shell casings and bullets found at the scene. (Newsmax)
Secret CIA plan sought key al-Qaida hits Jul 14, 2009
WASHINGTON - A broad program to deploy teams of assassins to kill senior terrorists was legally authorized by the administration of President George W. Bush, but it never became fully operational, according to sources briefed on the matter. Sources confirmed that then-Vice President Dick Cheney had urged the CIA to delay notifying Congress about the plans - secrecy that Democrats now say thwarted proper oversight. (AZCentral -- News)
Teddy Kennedy's Legacy Jul 14, 2009
By the 1970s, former prohibition era bootlegger and WWII ambassador to Great Britain, Joseph Kennedy and his wife, Rose Fitzgerald (daughter of Boston political boss, , parents of ) had seen their oldest son shot down in combat, a daughter die soon after in an airplane crash, another son, a president, and then another, a presidential candidate, shot and killed by political assassins. Another daughter suffered from mental illness. (Slate)
Secret Program Detailed... Jul 14, 2009
CIA Had Program to Kill Al-Qaeda Leaders Agency Didn't Tell Congress About Bush-Era Plan to Use Assassins ... The CIA ran a secret program for nearly eight years that aspired to kill top al-Qaeda leaders with specially trained assassins, but the agency declined to tell Congress because the initiative never came close to bringing Osama bin Laden and his deputies into U.S. cross hairs, U.S. intelligence and congressional officials said yesterday ... The plan to deploy teams of assassins to kill... (The Drudge Report)
Bodyguards and Assassins: Behind the scenes Jul 8, 2009
com - Bodyguards and Assassins Behind the scenes. 7 Day News Archive. (Channelnewsasia.com)
