“'Argo,' 'Lincoln,' and 'Zero Dark Thirty,' three films honored with Best Picture Oscar nominations, lionize their Washington-anchored protagonists as crafty, competent, and virtually incorruptible.” FilmThreeDarkThirtyZeroOscarsHonoredCompetentNominationsProtagonistsCraftyBest PictureArgoZero Dark Thirty Author:Ron Fournier
“A political decision has been made not to irritate the intelligence community. The spy agencies are really embarrassed, they're really sore - the revelations really hurt their mystique. The last ten years, they were getting the Zero Dark Thirty treatment - they're the heroes. The surveillance revelations bring them back to Big Brother kind of narratives, and they don't like that at all.” YearsKindHas BeensMadeBigsLastsPoliticalCommunityHurtDarkDecisionBrotherHeroTenNarrativeThirtyAgencyRevelationsTreatmentZeroEmbarrassedSpySurveillanceMystiqueIntelligence CommunityPolitical DecisionsZero Dark Thirty Author:Edward Snowden
“There is a real attempt to sanitize the CIA killings and to glorify the CIA and to give it a new face. That's what happened with Zero Dark Thirty, that's what happened with Michelle Obama... When she appeared my jaw dropped; I couldn't believe it... These were really a disgusting propaganda films, glorifying the role of the CIA.” GivingBelieveRealFilmFacesDarkRolesHappenedKillingPropagandaThirtyZeroDisgustingCiaGlorifyNew FacesZero Dark Thirty Author:Medea Benjamin
“The CIA is absolutely out of control. The CIA has been on a killing spree... The CIA has become a death squad and to see these films [ like Zero Dark Thirty] get so much acclaim at the time when the CIA is in its rogue killing phase is very disturbing.” Has BeensFilmDarkKillingThirtyZeroPhasesDisturbingCiaRoguesSquadAcclaimZero Dark Thirty Author:Medea Benjamin
“'Zero Dark Thirty' is a disturbing, fantastically-made movie. It will make you hate torture.” MadeHateDarkThirtyTortureZeroDisturbingZero Dark Thirty Author:Michael Moore
“What I want you to know is that 'Zero Dark Thirty' is a dramatization, not a realistic portrayal of the facts.” KnowsWantFactsDarkThirtyZeroRealisticI Want YouPortrayalZero Dark Thirty Author:Michael Morell