Originally Posted by
CE750
Some of this movie is based on a book called "See No Evil" by an ex-CIA guy and I recall when I first saw this movie, I went with a friend who was former British SAS and he told me that it was frighteningly accurate in so many ways with regards to the way under cover agents are used in ways that benefit business as and have little to do with actual military defense...
Beirut was at time known as the Paris of the Middle East before it was demolished to hell by Israelis and the Hezbolahs infighting amongst themselves.
One element left out by the movies was the Israelis intelligence outfit. Their network is extensive and includes industrial espionage against the western nations especially the US.
Our national safety is second priority to the CIA, NSA and the likes. They seem to have separate agendas. You mentioned military defense, just look at the fact that Pentagon selected the European Airbus for the lucrative billion dollars tanker project when they could have selected a US Company. I read the Pentagon rationale and they make absolutely no sense. Many experts have stated that Boeing aircraft could have been retrofitted far cheaper than Airbus. The presidential helicopter contract was also given to the European Eurocopter, instead of giving it to a US Company like Sikorsky Corporation.