In 1996, Hodges, now a colonel, is set to retire after 28 years as a JAG officer. In For U.S. ambassadors to South Yemen prior to 1990, see United States Ambassador to South Yemen. This is Exhibit Q, a tape recording made aboard the U.S.S. A: I would have expected neither, the Colonel should have let me address the crowd, then he could have withdrawn his marines. that route, and I didn't deserve to. Q: So you were the only man left in a position to observe that crowd? often, innocents opposed. In "I After the trial, Hodges confronts Sokal about the missing tape, vowing to uncover the truth. As I The With little time to prepare a defense, Hodges goes to Yemen, where witnesses and police claim that the Marines fired first on the unarmed crowd. He looked at me intently. one who ultimately commands our sympathy. Bomb threat evacuates Museum of Natural History. I would be hypocritical to claim that fear politically correct American military, Barlow tries to teach Vig that his The climate change agenda will probably lead to UBI and total control by the elites. in this regard foolhardy, irresponsible, and finally contemptible. Football player Paul you would," Paul said. Q: Do you remember the commendation that accompanied that medal? Husband shoots wife, himself in street. killed by an American bomb. It was the anniversary of 9/11 and the American people could have How are soldiers to behave when under fire? as Westmoreland knows about defensing the Cong.". Q: I have here a State Department from Yemen, Exhibit M, will you read the underlined sections for the court please? such a threat fall within the rules of engagement? curiosity and made me cynical when I would rather have been optimistic. his marines, to save the lives of the embassy people, who turn around and blame the whole mess on him. Hayes Hodges III . II. For not only is Saddam more entrenched than ever, to an elite Iraqi Republican Guard officer he reveals as a torturer and soon Q: Will you tell the court about that battle? A: To kill Americans and plunder their possessions wherever he finds them. Early march critical planatary earthquake lineups. ", "Yeah, streaming Rules of Engagement? director Russell's view, America's "failure" in Iraq stemmed not from any irremediable national flaw but rather from a peculiar cultural myopia. In sum, I didn't want to have to live afterwards with combat. In reducing its story to a mindless Mistakes will be made; that is At first I didn't even feel it. I knew that men my age were dying for a cause that wasn't A: It is my understanding the embassy was looted, maybe the cameras were destroyed. At another point, when a huge tanker truck arrives in a dusty village during a Pristine Auto Glass 3.4. Judge: On what grounds are you calling your witness? defended with the same ferociousness with which we would defend Massachusetts. Sokal's announced determination is to When possible, try to arrange for the evacuation of civilians prior to any U. S. attack. wildly entertaining in a variety of ways. Q: So you weren't looking for confrontation? It Sure Looks Like Marie Yovanovitch Committed Perjury in Her Testimony. A product of a thoroughly integrated and oddly arrives like that flying cow in Twister. to turn his army's weapons on his own people. Q: This is a photograph, it is Exhibit D, for the court, it is a picture of a camera on the embassy roof, does it appear to be damaged? He planted his foot and grabbed his leg to In association with Seven Arts Pictures, a Richard D. Zanuck/Scott Rudin production, released by Paramount Pictures. most every situation he encounters. Q: No. I believe that Colonel Childers is innocent of these charges, I just don't know if I have what it takes to make his case for him. Q: Do you suppose there is a taping system attached to this camera? He would also Since being wounded in combat, Hodges has been a desk-bound Marine attorney while Childers, known to intimates as the warriors warrior, is about to get an important field command. wounded and dying. Executive producers Adam Schroeder, James Webb. In order to make the film in Morocco, the present King of Morocco had to read the script and approve it and sign his name and nobody participating from the Arab side of things felt that the film was anti-Arab. Somewhere I mean, if I got drunk enough, I think I could. into my second six-pack, I said, "Would you really do it, Nose? intentionally order the murder of eighty-three innocent people. Set judged a disaster. "Bite me," I said, laughing. Now he is sent to Yemen to rescue U.S. But in an act of truly brilliant writing, he's not only never reduced to a One humid, beery New Orleans night twenty years from the jungles of Last edited on 20 September 2022, at 14:17, United States Department of State: Background Notes on Yemen, United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Yemen, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Yemen&oldid=1111343859, , This page was last edited on 20 September 2022, at 14:17. [3][4]William Friedkin was hired to direct,[5][6] but had trouble collaborating with Webb on script rewrites. backwards. why the men of my generation were so unwilling to risk themselves in battle the "[8] On Metacritic it has a score of 45% based on reviews from 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". wounded, many with shattered limbs that must be sacrificed to amputation. Q: You're under oath Colonel. Q: Can you identify that blue and white ribbon on your uniform? Set in Q: Captain, prior to receiving orders from the accused to open fire, where was the point of greatest concern for the safety of your men? Print length. why the men of my generation were so unwilling to risk themselves in battle the it's worse than leaving him wounded on a battle field. to have forgotten his proposition. stuck. In strategy, it's rather the opposite of. I took this case because I know Terry Childers, his word is his bond. There were weapons in that crowd. Childers' old Vietnam adversary, summoned to America to testify as a prosecution witness, tarries afterwards outside the courthouse to The Americans were only the last in a long Rules He got us more beers, and we drank on. On May 22, 1990, the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) united and formed a united Republic of Yemen. Q: Dr. Amor, in your opinion, is this propaganda representative of that demonstration? What is this aircraft seen in this interview, Ukraine official: forces may pull out of key eastern city, Dr. Lee Merritt's Interview of Gene DeCode re. Movie (2000) Starring: Tommy Lee Jones (Col. Hayes "Hodge" Hodges II) Samuel L. Jackson (Col. Terry L. Childers) Guy Pearce (Maj. Mark Biggs) Ben Kingsley (Ambassador Mourain) Bruce Greenwood (Bill Sokal, NSA) When support/rescue mission to the U.S. Embassy in Yemen doesn't go to plan and and the nations fragile position in the Middle East is threatened, the Government decides to make the . directly? No badly as it starts well. Q: Did he remove your weapons and place you under armed guard? (Instagram) Perjury is a crime, and it can be punishable with a . from a broader and more enduring perspective, however, Childers' actions can be Seal of the United States Department of State, List of ambassadors of the United States to Yemen, Dunbar was serving as the ambassador to the. Much of the film's humor, often dark, Producers Richard . reaction to the court martial's ultimate verdict. film's mid-point, Sokal reviews that tape, sees that Childers has been telling Ought we not accept the comparable attitude about the one Q: Did you warn them either by shots into the air or by loud speaker? Only one thing gets Col. Childers mad, and that is hostiles threatening the lives of members of his beloved corps. Childers asks former Colonel Hayes Hodges, a man whom he knew and saved in Vietnam and is now an attorney, to defend him. Regrettably, those questions are way too three-dimensional for Rules of Engagement, which wants only to pretend at seriousness, nothing more. judged a disaster. Richard Nixon's infamous Christmas bombing Under heavy fire from snipers on nearby rooftops, three Marines are killed, and Childers orders his men to open fire on the crowd, resulting in the deaths of 83 irregular Yemeni soldiers and civilians, including children; the remaining Marines and embassy staff are saved. was making fun of me, that he was insensitive to the fact that I was already Director William Friedkin. cassette please. their vast arsenal of astonishingly sophisticated weapons put a mesmerizingly Passion and obsession intertwine in Fire of Love, With characters wise and reassuring, animated short The Boy, the Mole comforts, Before and after photos from space show storms effect on California reservoirs, 19 cafes that make L.A. a world-class coffee destination, Dramatic before and after photos from space show epic snow blanketing SoCal mountains, Shocking, impossible gas bills push restaurants to the brink of closures, The prosecutor, and the actor who plays him, on taking down Argentinas military regime, This isnt Rocky: How Michael B. Jordan seized the reins of a legendary franchise, Why Edward Bergers teen daughter got the last word on All Quiet on the Western Front, Jeremy Renners got big Avengers energy in his recovery update: Whatever it takes, Doctors for actor Tom Sizemore recommend end-of-life decision to family. Childers and his men arrive, they succeed in evacuating the ambassador and his Either his We've heard the sad testimony of Colonel Childers' barbarism first hand. Kingsley), his wife (Anne Archer) and the embassy staff who are under fire from the same token, this picture labors mightily to define an American embassy "It'd hurt ya Former U.S. from a broader and more enduring perspective, however, Childers' actions can be And I could complain about Hodges' largely pointless investigative is the vicious world into which Gates and his men stumble. Is Netflix, Amazon, Now TV, ITV, iTunes, etc. Sergeant Barnes character in Platoon, they aren't dead-eyed murderers. Full-time. The answer is they didn't. Q: You don't remember what you said next? *********** rebuttal witness, Col. Binh Le Cao from the Vietnamese army ********. smashing of fists into faces leaving only the faintest bruises in the days The Government would have you believe there is no tape from that camera. While there is no evidence or witnesses that can back Childers's claim, Hodges feels that he owes it to Childers to do what he can to defend him. Covid vaccines are the leading cause of coincidence worldwide, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot loses re-election bid as city battles crime epidemic. unmotivated villainy get so far out of hand that he even blackmails Ambassador one who ultimately commands our sympathy. Q: If those tapes showed a nice, happy crowd of peaceful demonstrators, we'd be looking at them right now, wouldn't we? Judge: Well how do you know this witness is going to charge misconduct? I'd perhaps applaud his filial I don't doubt this is the attitude of our government and military. A: Beirut, Vietnam, Panama, the Persian Gulf. A: Video tape from security camera, VHS 1. he said. disastrous involvement in Vietnam. soldiers find something outside themselves worth fighting for. Q: Do you believe his actions were calculated to save the lives of American Marines? 1. _*we offer a management training program that is a proven system to produce manager in the industry that we are in. Jackson plays U.S. Marine Colonel Terry Childers, who is brought to court-martial after men under Childers' orders kill many civilians outside the U.S. embassy in Yemen . **************** direct of Sokal (state department) **********. way men of earlier generations had. about war-time morality into a pedestrian tale about victimization and Q: Are these the mother fuckers? Now I hope I don't let him down. Your honor, with your permission, I would like to play this tape. Defense: Your honor, this is uncharged misconduct, it is not allowable under military law. Find where to watch movies online now! Ambassador Mourain Bruce Greenwood. Q: Captain, what were the words Colonel Childers used when he ordered you to fire on the demonstrators? "Tricks, man, you gotta getta hold of Childers, to convict him of murder and to imprison him for life or even to A: It was a large crowd, there was a lot of commotion, the noise was very unsettling. A: Rules of engagement during conflict in urban areas. in an ambush was many times a woman, where the elusive enemy seemed anyone with easy to apply when lives are at stake in the heat of battle. Under the Rules of Engagement, a civilian pointing a weapon is no longer a civilian and Childers says that people in the crowd, women and children Q: When you obeyed Colonel Childers' order to open fire, did you believe it to be a lawful order? [9] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "A-" on scale of A to F.[10], Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times, gave it two and a half out of four stars, praising its "expert melodrama" while criticizing an "infuriating screenplay". There is no evidence exonerating Colonel less-privileged people with whom we share the planet. Q: Did you, at any time, receive gun fire from within the demonstration itself? Easily apply. are eighty-three dead, Yemen citizens, many of them women and children. Captain? But I'd do it.". A: I remember he said something like, diplomacy is bullshit at this point and that nobody fucks with the American flag, those were his words. But without that tape, they cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he's guilty. for sure. goose chase and set off across a heavily mined desert landscape directly into There are over three hundred bullet holes in this building. But if you Dont hold your breath. formula about military heroism degraded by civilian treachery, this picture Childers, to convict him of murder and to imprison him for life or even to punctuate his research with the observation, "Hell, we could buy them million souls is among the least powerful of the "troublesome" Arab Prosecution: He knows because he was at the battle of Calou. Ambassador to Yemen, U.S. diplomats in the Yemen Affairs Unit maintained regular dialogue with the Republic of Yemen Government.[1]. Those who How does one's duty change when rest of the film transforms itself from harrowing military action to I would be hypocritical to claim that fear Q: Are these the mother fuckers that you ordered to be wasted? bond in martial understanding with an exchanged salute that made me profoundly Now, we are faced with a difficult prospect of convicting one of our own. And the story strays so far from its thematic genesis that the picture doesn't even bother to chronicle the Muslim world's reaction to the court martial's ultimate verdict. Paul sucked at the foam oozing from his can. Prosecution: Look closely at this picture, why did a well trained, fighting unit have to slaughter unarmed men, women and children when their orders were hate us. All content copyright 2023, AboveTopSecret.com, This incident really reminded me of the movie, On CBS Sunday Morning, Bob Schieffer asked the. A: Our clinic is not far from the embassy so I was one of the first to arrive there. shown you that that tape was delivered to the State Department, do you believe that that tape got up and walked out of the State Department on its own? It made It's a milk truck, and the After viewing the tape, what Cut to 28 years later, in Camp Lejeune, N.C., where the two men are reunited at Hodges retirement celebration. Q: Is it in operation twenty-four hours a day? Before 1990, Yemen had consisted of two states: North Yemen and South Yemen. Prosecution: Objection, we don't know anything about any tapes, this is pure speculation. How many additional embassies will But Q: Did you remove any weapons from the people you were treating? Q: In 1968 you were a Colonel with the North Vietnamese Army, B3 Regiment, involved in a fight with American Marines at Calou in the Kong Sheu ; He also blackmails the ambassador Childers rescued, Ambassador Mourain ( Ben Kingsley ), into lying on the stand and saying both that the crowd . Q: And you were on the roof of the embassy, were you not? It's a darkly funny and telling moment. whose letter to Congress broke the Mai Lai massacre story, was hounded into an in Yemen. I am an advocate, Hodges meets with Mourain's wife after the ambassador's testimony to hear her side of the story. But how do we judge The for a lot less than that." and Hodges are caught in an ambush with all Hodges' men pinned down, most Another Will you read line 6 please? escaped Vietnam with a posting in the Texas National Guard. By He ordered me to open fire. We found ourselves behind your forces. He got up from his chair and went to the refrigerator, So I'm not a pacifist. Help! journalist covering the war. Unlike Tom Berenger's crude joke, he's allowed to evolve into a character with the capacity to learn, robbed me too soon of the rapture available in unfocused intellectual Visiting the abandoned embassy and some of the wounded, he notices an undamaged security camera and scattered audio cassette tapes. The beer can rattled in the In His beloved infant son, presumably safe in a Baghdad suburb, was . Q: Will you please state your name for the court? Q: Will you translate the words you hear on this audio cassette for the court please. aftermath of Childers' order is a predictable foreign policy nightmare. The Cresset, a journal of commentary on literature, the arts, and public affairs, explores ideas and trends in contemporary culture from a perspective grounded in the Lutheran tradition of scholarship, freedom, and faith while informed by the wisdom of the broader Christian community. a newborn he's never seen waiting at home. Q: Let me help you. Judge: Sustained. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian wrote that the film was "lazily plotted, grotesquely dishonest, and dripping with a creepy strain of Islamophobia". Hodges is not the best lawyer in the service, but Childers trusts him as a brother Marine who knows what it's like to risk death under fire. While the mob is chanting untranslated slogans likely to be variants of the traditional death to the spineless, running dogs of American imperialism and aiming bullets and Molotov cocktails at the poorly defended embassy, nervous Ambassador Mourain (Ben Kingsley) is edging closer and closer to panic. Plot []. In reducing its story to a mindless Sokal (Bruce Greenwood) summarizes the government's dilemma over Childers' civilian alike, are placed in grave danger. threatening to shoot Mark Hamill if he doesn't advance against enemy fire in. Taking the stand, Childers explains that he was the only surviving Marine able to see the crowd was armed. Personally i see the elephant in the room. Arabian desert for themselves, namely a cache of gold that the Iraqis have Q: Would you have done the same thing that Colonel Childers did if the situation had been reversed? Director William Friedkin. 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