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| | BBC - Films - The Fog Of War |
 | | An engrossing and illuminating documentary, The Fog Of War provides, as its stodgy subtitle explains, "11 Lessons From The Life Of Robert McNamara." Which doesn't sound very thrilling, but the reflections of the former US Secretary of Defence provide a window into the moral reasoning of a brilliantly-minded manager who became a self-declared "war criminal". |
 | | There are no great revelations, no conspiracy theories unpicked, but the slick self-justification of this charismatic 80-year-old is quietly devastating, as he claims that "In order to do good you may have to engage in evil" (lesson nine), or "You can't change human nature" (lesson 11). |
 | | Still, when LBJ states, "America wins the wars that she undertakes and we have declared war on tyranny and aggression," it sounds terribly familiar. |
| www.bbc.co.uk /films/2004/03/08/fog_of_war_2004_review.shtml (449 words) |
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