Fire Hydrant of Freedom

I think the actions that took place on Sunday qualify as "What the US Navy is doing in the Desert!"

Let us not forget the Seabees!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi_wtXNXflk

A friend of mine, a very educated friend of mine said these statements to me "What is the Navy doing in the desert" or "Not a lot of need for the Navy in the desert." He was of course referring to Iraq and Afghanistan. This is probably how many Americans feel or think. This hit me in a strange place because that week I had watched a focus group respond to questions about their opinions of the Navy. When asked "what comes to mind when I say the word Navy?"
Many of the people had responses like "Boots, running, submarines, blue" Yes, these are part of the Navy, but, hardly the whole story. Much of what the people were talking about was a blending of all the services. They had seen ads for the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines and blended them. I work as a public Affairs Officer for the Navy Reserves. Here are some things the Navy is doing in the desert and around the world.

SEALs Among Dead in Helo Crash
http://www.military.com/news/article/seals-among-dead-in-helo-crash.html?ESRC=navy-a.nl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJf0MhIsBx8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7xMbhAKc2o

More to come!

I agree the messenger in the beginning was a great actor/character. All the better to be kicked in a well. Makes it more poignant that the Spartans don't %^& around. I think the Gratuitous death was spread around equally. What about the the son having his head cut off and slowly falls to the ground. Giving us the only cheesy reflective scene by the Dad. Although, who could blame him.

It is definitely one sided. It is not "Letters from Iwo Jima" It is a comic book. I think Herodotus is more to blame than Frank Miller. This is Propanganda. It is also art or entertainment. It is not from our "Department of Film and Propaganda" It is not George Bush saying what movies can we do. "Lets do Team America about the North Koreans, We need one about the Iranians, Let see...." It is a market based art form. Sin City made Frank Miller cool again and this is his Braveheart. He was a fan of 50's Spartan movie. I thought the Spartans looked a little Scottish to me.

I don't think any of you are saying that. But I think that is what this article says. 

Iran condemns Hollywood war epic
 
One paper said Iranians' ancestors were shown as "dumb savages"
Historical war epic 300 has been criticised as an attack on Iranian culture by government figures.
The Hollywood film, which has broken US box office records, is an effects-laden retelling of a battle in which a small Greek army resisted a Persian invasion.

Javad Shamqadri, a cultural advisor to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said it was "plundering Iran's historic past and insulting this civilization".

He branded the film "psychological warfare" against Tehran and its people.

But Iranian culture was strong enough to withstand the assault, Mr Shamqadri said.

"American cultural officials thought they could get mental satisfaction by plundering Iran's historic past and insulting this civilization," he said.

"Following the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Hollywood and cultural authorities in the US initiated studies to figure out how to attack Iranian culture.

"Certainly, the recent movie is a product of such studies."

Daily newspaper Ayandeh-No carried the headline "Hollywood declares war on Iranians".


The film achieved the best ever March opening in North America
The paper said: "It seeks to tell people that Iran, which is in the Axis of Evil now, has for long been the source of evil and modern Iranians' ancestors are the ugly murderous dumb savages you see in 300."

Three MPs in the Iranian parliament have also written to the foreign ministry to protest against the production and screening of this "anti-Iranian Hollywood film".

The film has already proved a major box office hit in the US where it earned almost $71m (£36.8m) in its first weekend, making it the best ever March opening in North American cinemas.

This is not the first time Iran has protested over its portrayal in films made in the West.

There was outrage over the 2004 epic Alexander which showed the Macedonian general easily conquering the Persian Empire.