I saw the "adult" modern war movie Flag of Our Fathers, (reviewed today by AT's Douglas Hanson) produced by Clint Eastwood. It is a great, sophisticated movie about the people who raised the flag on Mt. Surabachi on Iwo Jima and became national icons with their famous photo, even though this was actually the second flag raised and it occured on only the fifth day of a 35 day battle to take Iwo Jima. You can see the History Channel influence in telling the real story which is just as compelling, if not more so, than the sugar—coated one we grew up with.  As one Treasury Dept. official told the surviving Marines and Sailor who raised the flag when they were plucked from battle to go on a national US Bond selling tour, (I quote a rough approximation) "We need to raise 14 billion to end this war. I don't care if you guys think this story is bullshit, full of holes. We need to raise the money so that your buddies in the field will have new tanks, bullets, rations, a few new...(Read Full Post)