4/19/2006

BOB HOSKINS: el señor de los personajes históricos


Nacido el 26 de octubre de 1942
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK
Mide 1,68

Siendo bajito, gordito y feíto no le quedaba otra que ser "actor de carácter". Robert William Hoskins no pudo terminar los estudios secundarios y jamás pasó por una academia de actuación, pero un día acompañó a un amigo a una audición y por equivocación le dieron el papel.
En 1968 hizo su debut en teatro y en 1972 lo haría en el cine, con la comedia "Up the Front", donde era un recluta. La historia se centraba en un chico ultra cobarde que era hipnotizado para ir al frente de la I Guerra Mundial. Con Linda Gray y Zsa Zsa Gabor.
En el drama de 1975 "Inserts" hacía de un gangster que dominaba la escena porno a la que llegaba un director que había hecho una fracasada transición al cine sonoro. La película fue ampliamente criticada en la época y catalogada con una X, por lo que fue sólo distribuida en teatros para adultos. Con Richard Dreyfuss, Jessica Harper, Veronica Cartwright y Stephen Davies.
Tenía un papel secundario en la comedia de Richard Lester "Royal Flash", donde un capitán bueno para nada era presionado por Otto von Bismark para hacerse pasar por príncipe. Con Malcolm McDowell, Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Joss Ackland, Christopher Cazenove y Britt Ekland.
Se hizo conocido en Inglaterra gracias a la miniserie de 1978 "Pennies from Heaven", en la que hacía de un vendedor que en plena Depresión creaba musicales en su mente. Con Hywel Bennett.
En el drama de aventuras "Zulu Dawn" era un sargento que luchaba en una dispar batalla entre 30.000 zulues y 1.500 británicos. Con Burt Lancaster, Denholm Elliott,
Christopher Cazenove, Phil Daniels y Peter O'Toole.
Le llegó un gran reconocimiento en el drama criminal "The Long Good Friday", haciendo de un gangster que llevaba pacíficamente sus negocios, hasta que alguien empezaba a poner bombas, por lo que su imperio empezaba a resquebrajarse. Con Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Stephen Davies y Dexter Fletcher.
En el exitosísimo drama musical de Alan Parker "Pink Floyd The Wall" era el manager del grupo de música del prota, un chico perdido por los traumas de infancia. Con Bob Geldof, Jenny Wright, Joanne Whalley y Roger Waters.
En el drama romántico de John Mackenzie "The Honorary Consul" era un policía argentino involucrado en un lío de corrupción que tenía de protagonistas a un consul y a un médico extranjero. Con Michael Caine, Richard Gere, Elpidia Carrillo, Joaquim de Almeida y A Martinez.
En la cinta de misterio "Lassiter" era un policía que obligaba a un ladrón a entrar en la embajada de Alemania con el objeto de robar valiosas joyas. Con Tom Selleck, Jane Seymour y Lauren Hutton.
En el drama criminal de Francis Ford Coppola "The Cotton Club" era el gangster propietario del club de moda de los años '20, un lugar donde se combinaban el glamour, el jazz, el dinero y las balas. Con Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, James Remar, Nicolas Cage, Fred Gwynne, Laurence Fishburne, Tom Waits, Jennifer Grey, Joe Dallesandro, Diane Venora, James Russo, Giancarlo Esposito, Sofia Coppola, Mario Van Peebles y Mark Margolis.
En el extraordinario drama de fantasía de Terry Gilliam "Brazil" era un inútil plomero que, cada vez que iba a arreglar algo al departamento del funcionario Sam Lowry, dejaba las cosas en peor estado. Con Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, Kim Greist y Jim Broadbent.
En el drama biográfico "Mussolini: The Decline and Fall of Il Duce" hacía del mismisimo Duce, desde sus días como terrorista hasta su abrupta caída. Con Susan Sarandon, Anthony Hopkins, Annie Girardot, Vittorio Mezzogiorno y Fabio Testi.
En la comedia "Sweet Liberty" era el guionista de una peli sobre la revolución americana filmada en un pequeño pueblito. Con Alan Alda, Michael Caine, Michelle Pfeiffer, Lillian Gish, Saul Rubinek, Leo Burmester, John C. McGinley y Deborah Gibson.
En el drama criminal de Neil Jordan "Mona Lisa" era un ex mafioso enamorado de la prostituta que lo contrata como chofer. Con Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine y Robbie Coltrane. Postuló al Oscar al mejor actor y perdió ante Paul Newman por "The Color of Money". Los otros nominados eran Dexter Gordon por "'Round Midnight", William Hurt por "Children of a Lesser God" y James Woods por "Salvador". No se llevaría el Academy Award, pero sí el BAFTA, el Globo de Oro y la Palma de Oro.
En el drama "A Prayer for the Dying" era un valiente sacerdote que conocía el rostro de un arrepentido terrorista del IRA, quien dudaba de su deber de asesinarlo. Con Mickey Rourke, Alan Bates, Liam Neeson y Anthony Head.
En el drama "The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne" era un hombre que cortejaba a una mayor profesora de piano que sentía por primera vez deseo en su vida. Con Maggie Smith y Aidan Gillen.
Probablemente su mayor éxito taquillera sea la comedia animada de Robert Zemeckis "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", donde hacía de un detective que investigaba la muerte del amante de una guapa mujer, cuyo principal sospechoso era el marido de la fémina, un popular conejo. Con Christopher Lloyd y Joanna Cassidy.
Escribió, dirigió y protagonizó el drama "The Raggedy Rawney", haciendo del líder de un grupo de gitanos que acogían a una extraña mujer que en realidad era un soldado inglés que intentaba huir de la guerra. Con Dexter Fletcher, Zoë Wanamaker e Ian McNeice.
En la comedia de fantasía "Heart Condition" hacía de un policía al que le transplantaban el corazón de un abogado defensor con el que siempre se ha llevado fatal. El hombre vuelve a la Tierra como fantasma para que cuide su órgano, además de ayudarle a resolver su propio asesinato. Con Denzel Washington, Chloe Webb, Ray Baker y Kieran Mulroney.
En la comedia dramática de Richard Benjamin "Mermaids" era un vendedor de zapatos enamorado de una súper moderna madre de los años '60. Con Cher, Winona Ryder y Christina Ricci.
En la comedia "The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish" era un fotógrafo que intentaba convencer a un pianista recién salido de la cárcel para que fuese su modelo de Jesucristo. Con Jeff Goldblum, Natasha Richardson, Jacques Villeret y Jean-Pierre Cassel.
En el thriller de Wolfgang Petersen "Shattered" era un excéntrico detective contratado para investigar el pasado de un amnésico. Con Tom Berenger, Greta Scacchi, Joanne Whalley y Corbin Bernsen.
Era el servil ayudante del capitán Garfio en la fallida peli de aventuras de Steven Spielberg "Hook", sobre un Peter Pan bastante crecidito. Con Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Maggie Smith, Caroline Goodall, Charlie Korsmo, Phil Collins, James Madio, Kelly Rowan, Gwyneth Paltrow, Glenn Close, Carrie Fisher y George Lucas.
En el drama de Andrei Konchalovsky "The Inner Circle" era el encargado de seguridad nacional durante el gobierno de Stalin, cuya mujer tenía un affair con el proyeccionista del Primer Mandatario, un hombre de poca educación y mucha fe en el sistema. Con Tom Hulce y Lolita Davidovich.
En la comedia "Passed Away" era el hijo de un viejo irlandés que moría repentinamente, por lo que la numerosa familia se reunía para un funeral donde se sabrán muchos secretos. Con Jack Warden, William L. Petersen, Maureen Stapleton, Tim Curry, Peter Riegert, Blair Brown, Sara Rue, Deborah Rush, Patrick Breen, Nancy Travis, Teri Polo, Jayce Bartok, Frances McDormand, Dylan Baker y Dan Futterman.
En el thriller de Russell Mulcahy "Blue Ice" hacía un pequeñísimo papel como un hombre al que atacaban terroristas. Iba de un agente británico que ayudaba a la esposa de un diplomático que estaba siendo chantajeada. Con Michael Caine, Sean Young e Ian Holm.
Su peor jugada fue haber protagonizado la peli basada en el video juego "Super Mario Bros.", haciendo del plomero que debía rescatar a una damisela de las garras de no sé qué coño. Con John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Samantha Mathis, Fisher Stevens, Fiona Shaw y Lance Henriksen.
En el drama biográfico de Oliver Stone "Nixon" hacía de un claramente gay J. Edgar Hoover. Con Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Powers Boothe, Ed Harris, David Paymer, David Hyde Pierce, Paul Sorvino, Mary Steenburgen, J.T. Walsh, James Woods, Kevin Dunn, Annabeth Gish, Tony Goldwyn, Larry Hagman, Edward Herrmann, Madeline Kahn, Dan Hedaya, Tony Lo Bianco, Saul Rubinek, John Diehl, John C. McGinley, Michael Chiklis, David Barry Gray, Joanna Going, Kamar De Los Reyes, Bridgette Wilson, Wilson Cruz, Ling Bai, Jon Tenney y John Stockwell.
Dirigió y protagonizó la comedia "Rainbow", donde era el padre de uno de los cuatro niños que se iban en busca del Arco Iris. Con Jacob Tierney, Saul Rubinek y Dan Aykroyd.
En el drama de Christopher Hampton "The Secret Agent" era un espía que trabajaba para los rusos y simultáneamente entregaba datos a la policía inglesa. Con Patricia Arquette, Gérard Depardieu, Jim Broadbent, Robin Williams, Christian Bale y Eddie Izzard.
En la comedia de fantasía de Nora Ephron "Michael" era el editor de un periódico sensacionalista que enviaba a un periodista a investigar sobre la llegada de un presunta ángel a un pueblo. Con John Travolta, Andie MacDowell, William Hurt, Robert Pastorelli, Teri Garr, Joey Lauren Adams y Carla Gugino.
Tuvo el mal gusto de aparecerse haciendo un cameo en la horripilante cinta "Spice World", que relataba una semana en la vida de las extintas Spice Girls. Con Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Elvis Costello, Alan Cumming, Jason Flemyng, Stephen Fry, Bob Geldof, Richard E. Grant, Elton John, Hugh Laurie, Meat Loaf, Mark McKinney, Roger Moore, George Wendt y Dominic West.
En la comedia dramática basada en la novela de Honoré de Balzac "Cousin Bette" era un millonario fascinado con los encantos de una actriz de ligeras ropas que tenía como pretendiente al padre de una familia que vivía de las apariencias y a un artista guapo pero pobre. Con Jessica Lange, Elisabeth Shue, Hugh Laurie, Aden Young, Kelly Macdonald, Toby Stephens, Geraldine Chaplin y Laura Fraser.
En la comedia criminal "Parting Shots" un hombre se entera que le quedan tres meses de vida, por lo que decide vengarse de todos quienes le hicieron mal, incluido Hoskins, su contador. Con Ben Kingsley, Joanna Lumley, Oliver Reed, Diana Rigg y John Cleese.
Protagonizó la cinta de aventuas "Captain Jack". Era un marinero que intentaba repetir los pasos de un legendario marino y llegar a una isla en el Círculo Artico. Con Sadie Frost, Gemma Jones, Peter McDonald y Patrick Malahide.
En el excelente drama de Atom Egoyan "Felicia's Journey" era un ser solitario que hacía todo lo que estaba a su alcance para ayudar a una adolescente que había llegado a la ciudad a encontrar a su novio, una ayuda que podría costarle cara. Con Arsinée Khanjian, Elaine Cassidy, Peter McDonald y Gerard McSorley.
En la comedia dramática "A Room for Romeo Brass" era profesor de un niño que empezaba a incorporar la violencia en sus actos tras conocer a otro chico mucho más robusto que él. Con Paddy Considine.
En la comedia "The White River Kid" era uno de los ladrones de medio pelo disfrazados de monjes que eran secuestrados por unos forajidos con los que iniciaban un viaje por toda Arkansas. Con Antonio Banderas, Ellen Barkin, Wes Bentley, Swoosie Kurtz y Beau Bridges.
En el drama televisivo basado en la novela de Charles Dickens "David Copperfield" hacía de la maniaca depresiva figura paterna de un muchacho del Londres de 1800. Con Maggie Smith, Daniel Radcliffe, Zoë Wanamaker, Ian McKellen, Imelda Staunton e Ian McNeice.
En la comedia "American Virgin" era un director porno que quería quitarle el trono a su eterno rival, contratando a su virginal hija para su nuevo proyecto. Con Robert Loggia, Mena Suvari, Gabriel Mann, Vincent Schiavelli, Brian Bloom, Esai Morales, Sally Kellerman, Octavia Spencer y Ron Jeremy.
En el drama televisivo de Roger Spottiswoode "Noriega: God's Favorite" hacía del general panameño Manuel Noriega, narrando su último fulgor como líder centroamericano. Con Jeffrey DeMunn y Nestor Carbonell.
En la versión televisiva de Peter Yates de "Don Quixote" hacía del tan leal como pragmático Sancho Panza. Con John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini, Vanessa L. Williams, Lambert Wilson y James Purefoy.
En el drama bélico de Jean-Jacques Annaud "Enemy at the Gates" era Nikita Khrushchev, un presi muy orgulloso porque contaba entre sus filas a un tirador experto que se estaba transformando en héroe y en el ser más temido por los alemanes en Stalingrado. Con Jude Law, Ed Harris, Rachel Weisz, Joseph Fiennes, Ron Perlman y Birol Ünel.
En el extraordinario drama de Fred Schepisi "Last Orders" era el eterno enamorado de la esposa de su mejor amigo, que no sabía si actuar ahora que el susodicho estaba muerto. Con Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings, Helen Mirren, Ray Winstone, JJ Feild, Nolan Hemmings y Kelly Reilly.
En el drama polaco "Where Eskimos Live" era un hombre involucrado en el tráfico infantil, que se apiadaba de un huérfano que intentaba huir de los horrores de la guerra en los Balcanes.
En la comedia romántica de Wayne Wang "Maid in Manhattan" era el jefe de los empleados de un hotel que ayudaba a una mucama latina a cumplir su sueño de follarse a un político. Con Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Stanley Tucci, Frances Conroy, Amy Sedaris y Larry Pine.
En el drama romántico "The Sleeping Dictionary" era el cínico gobernador de la provincia donde se producía el encuentro entre una nativa y un joven inglés. Con Jessica Alba, Brenda Blethyn, Hugh Dancy, Emily Mortimer y Noah Taylor.
En el thriller "Den of Lions" era el líder de la mafia rusa que no sabía que el rookie de la banda era un agente encubierto. Con Stephen Dorff, Laura Fraser e Ian Hart.
En el drama romántico de Mira Nair "Vanity Fair" era el millonario que tenía como institutriz a una trepadora nena que hará todo por subir de escalafón social. Con Gabriel Byrne, Reese Witherspoon, Romola Garai, Rhys Ifans, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Geraldine McEwan, James Purefoy, Jim Broadbent y Camilla Rutherford.
En el biopic "Beyond the Sea" hacía del cuñado y figura paterna de la futura estrella del pop y después del jazz Bobby Darin. Con Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, John Goodman, Brenda Blethyn, Greta Scacchi y Caroline Aaron.
En el drama de acción "Danny the Dog" hacía de un gangster que había criado a un chico como si fuera un animal, un ser entrenado para hacer daño. Con Jet Li, Morgan Freeman, Kerry Condon, Vincent Regan y Phyllida Law.
En la comedia de acción "Son of the Mask" era el dios de no sé quiénes, los que buscaban desesperadamenta una máscara con poderes mágicos (la misma de Jim Carrey) que ahora estaba en poder de un dibujante. La peli fue despedazada por la crítica y Bob por primera vez en su vida postuló a un premio Razzie como peor actor secundario. Con Jamie Kennedy, Alan Cumming y Kal Penn.
Pero pudo reivindicarse gracias a la comedia dramática de Stephen Frears "Mrs Henderson Presents", donde era un experto en espectáculos que era contratado por una millonaria aburrida para hacer funcionar un teatro revisteril en plena época pre Segunda Guerra. Con Judi Dench, Will Young, Kelly Reilly y Christopher Guest.
En el thriller de Marc Forster "Stay" era el ciego mentor de un psiquiatra que intentaba impedir que un paciente cumpliera su promesa de suicidarse el día que cumpla 21 años. Con Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling, Kate Burton, Naomi Watts, Janeane Garofalo, B.D. Wong, Amy Sedaris y Mark Margolis.
También tiene una aparición en la peli romántica "Paris, je t'aime", que son 20 cortos donde sendos directores analizan el amor en la Ciudad Luz. Hoskins está en el segmento "9th arrondissement". Con Maggie Gyllenhaal, Fanny Ardant, Juliette Binoche, Steve Buscemi, Javier Cámara, Eric Caravaca, Sergio Castellitto, Willem Dafoe, Ben Gazzara, Margo Martindale, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Emily Mortimer, Nick Nolte, Natalie Portman, Gena Rowlands, Ludivine Sagnier, Rufus Sewell, Gaspard Ulliel y Leonor Watling.
En el drama de misterio "Hollywoodland" hace de un ejecutivo de la MGM cuya esposa tenía un affair con George Reeves, el Superman de la serie de TV de los '50 muerto en extrañas circunstancias. Con Ben Affleck, Diane Lane, Adrien Brody, Robin Tunney, Molly Parker, Dash Mihok y Kathleen Robertson.
Lo último que ha filmado es la comedia animada "Garfield's A Tale of Two Kitties", donde tiene una participación meramente secundaria (afortunadamente). Va de este odioso gato que en esta oportunidad es confundido con un felino real y llevado a vivir a un palacete. Con Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Billy Connolly y Tim Curry.
Que es bueno, no hay duda. Que la comedia petarda hollywoodense le hace mal, tampoco. Sólo es de esperar (y rogar) que tome conciencia de los bodrios que hace cada vez más a menudo, porque entrar a la categoría de buen actor con detestable olfato es bastante simple.

2006 - Garfield's A Tale of Two Kitties
2006 - Hollywoodland
2006 - Paris, je t'aime
2005 - Stay
2005 - Mrs Henderson Presents
2005 - Son of the Mask
2005 - Danny the Dog
2004 - Beyond the Sea
2004 - Vanity Fair
2003 - Den of Lions
2003 - The Sleeping Dictionary
2003 - Il Papa buono (TV)
2002 - Maid in Manhattan
2002 - Where Eskimos Live
2001 - The Lost World (TV)
2001 - Last Orders
2001 - Enemy at the Gates

2000 - Don Quixote (TV)
2000 - Noriega: God's Favorite (TV)
2000 - American Virgin
1999 - David Copperfield (TV)
1999 - The White River Kid
1999 - A Room for Romeo Brass
1999 - Felicia's Journey
1999 - Captain Jack
1999 - Parting Shots
1998 - Cousin Bette
1997 - Spice World

1997 - 24 7: Twenty Four Seven
1996 - Michael
1996 - The Secret Agent
1996 - Rainbow
1995 - Nixon
1994 - The Changeling (TV)
1993 - Super Mario Bros.
1992 - Blue Ice
1992 - Passed Away
1991 - The Inner Circle
1991 - Hook
1991 - Shattered
1991 - The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish
1990 - Mermaids
1990 - Heart Condition
1988 - The Raggedy Rawney
1988 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1987 - The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
1987 - A Prayer for the Dying
1986 - Mona Lisa
1986 - Sweet Liberty

1985 - Mussolini: The Decline and Fall of Il Duce (TV)
1985 - Brazil
1985 - The Dunera Boys (TV)
1984 - The Cotton Club
1984 - Lassiter
1983 - The Honorary Consul
1983 - The Beggar's Opera (TV)
1982 - Pink Floyd The Wall
1981 - Othello (TV)
1980 - The Long Good Friday
1980 - "Flickers" (Miniserie)
1979 - Zulu Dawn
1978 - "Pennies from Heaven" (Miniserie)
1976 - Kill Two Birds (TV)
1975 - Royal Flash
1975 - Inserts
1974 - "Shoulder to Shoulder" (Miniserie)
1973 - The National Health
1972 - "Villains" (Serie de TV)
1972 - Up the Front

2 comentarios:

bxc2739 said...

The America SAD DENIAL Case

Your war against Fear is not justified. It is actually a Resource War for oil, and a currency war for the dollar. Global Oil production has peaked and US will suffer the most from this crisis. The United States uses 25% of the world’s oil yet only has 5% of the world’s population. America is heavily in debt and bankruptcy is unavoidable. The coming housing bust will send the economy into a second greater depression.

While the Middle East countries find themselves targets in the "war on terror", China, Russia, and Latin America find themselves targets in the recently declared and much more expansive "war on tyranny." Whereas the "war on terror" is really a war for control of the world's oil reserves, this newly declared "war on tyranny" is really a war for control of the world's oil distribution and transportation chokepoints.

The dollar is in collapse, the economy is going to crash, oil is getting more scarce everyday. America is a nation that has its infrastructure built exclusively to be run on abundant cheap oil, with global demand of oil increasing exponentially and supply decreasing year after year, America has no other choice than to wage a global war on oil and currency and under the ruse of terror and freedom.

What? No believe? You still denial??

Is your entire country on crack? Are all you Americans out of your cotton picking minds? Are you completely freaking delusional? Homicidal? Psychotic? Have you lost any shred of a moral compass? WHAT IN THE NAME OF JESUS H. CHRIST ON A CRUTCH IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!!!!!

Let me offer up one small datum which may completely change the equation for you: According to the CIA (If they have any credibility left.) even accord to them Iran is at least five years away from a nuclear weapon.

Five years.

Five years is time for diplomacy to accomplish a hell of a lot.

I would also point out that the Atomic Energy Commission, various other international bodies and other inspections have essentially found no sign that Iran is even working on a nuclear weapon.

The only actual evidence that Iran has anything close to nuclear weapons technology is blueprints *that the CIA gave to them!*

Have you all forgotten that the evidence on Iraq was spectacularly wrong? Have you all ignored the fact that it was fabricated? Why then are we going down the exact same road of stage managed, fabricated pseudo-evidence and wild-ass hysteria?

What is wrong with you people?

This entire crisis has been manufactured, and has been years in the making.

Stop and think back five years. What did we have five years ago? A moderate reformist Iranian government making overtures to the United States, rebuilding its relationship with Europe, liberalizing its society, and modernizing its economy.

Post 9/11 vigil in Iran. 9/11 comes along, the Iranians are overflowing with sympathy. Mass candlelit vigils are held in Tehran. Iran offers aid and cooperation.

Iran hates the Taliban who have executed Iranian diplomats and massacred Afghan Shiites. Iran hates Saddam Hussein. Iran hates Al Qaeda which is a Sunni Fundamentalist organization which declares Shiites infidels and subhuman.

Iran shares its intelligence with America - they even arrested Taliban members and handed them over to US custody.

So we've got the Iranian spring; things are finally going to sort out.

And what happens? The Bush administration rebuffs every Iranian overture and does its best to instigate a cold war. Afghanistan is invaded, and suddenly, the Iranians are looking at American troops and allies on their eastern border. Then Iraq is invaded, and American troops and allies on their western border. Then bases and treaties in Uzbekistan, and whoops, there's more American troops and allies on the northern border. The Persian Gulf is filled with American warships and carrier fleets.

Now the Iranians are surrounded. And the tough talk is constant. Iran is part of the 'Axis of Evil' and Americans tell each other "Baghdad, humph, real men go to Tehran." Essentially, America has been threatening military action against Iran for the last five years, and has surrounded the country on every side with troops, bases and allies.

American aircraft invade Iranian airspace regularly, American special forces undertake operations inside Iran and Americans regularly accuse Iranians of interference in Iraq.

Dick Cheney pontificates about Israel bombing Iran *after he has just handed over to Israel the long range bombers and bunker busting bombs* required to do the job.

Meanwhile, the United States undertakes economic warfare against Iran, interfering with its business dealings with third party countries, trying to scuttle a pipeline deal with India, and it goes on and on. The hysteria about the Iranians nuclear program is just more of the same.

Now how in God's Bloody Name do you think the Iranians are going to respond to that. Should they concede the nuclear program, abandon their pipeline project? If so, its not going to do them any good. America will just seek more concessions. Each surrender will be met by new demands. This isn't hard to figure out. It's exactly what Bush did with Iraq.

Perhaps overtures, good will gestures, trying to act like a peaceful nation. Did all those things, doesn't matter. The Bush administration is still on a collision course.

So, the Mullahs are concerned that they're faced with a homicidal crazy state, the Iranian people are scared. When people are scared and faced with an aggressive warmongering power which keeps threatening to attack them, continually trespasses on its borders and is undertaking economic warfare... who the hell are they going to elect? Ahminajad may be a crazy bastard, but you assholes, you utter assholes did every thing you could to elect him short of donating 50,000 Diebold machines and mailing his party the trapdoor codes.

So, having pursued a psychotically aggressive course, you've backed Iran into a corner, and engineered a regime which refuses to back further.

And *you* are the victims in all this? *You* are the ones under threat? It's *self defense*????

And of course, you goofily believe that you can just bomb or nuke Iran with impunity?

Holy microeconomic theory batman! Iran's nuclear facilities are distributed across the country and in hardened sites near population centers. So any strike that cripples a significant portion of Iran's nuclear capacity will inevitably be so large and kill so many people that its going to be tantamount to inviting full scale war.

Think about that. Iran is 70 million people, an area five times the size of Iraq, not disemboweled by 12 years of sanctions and air raids. On the other side of the coin, America's ground army is busted and tied down in Iraq. There's no troops to throw at a major Iranian military force, so you have to hope that bombing will do the trick. The occupation forces in Iraq are in occupation and not territorial defense mode. And Iraq is 65% Shiites who are probably not going to be happy that you're blowing up their brother Shiites.

Meanwhile, the Strait of Hormuz is so narrow that sinking one supertanker will block it indefinitely, and Iran borders the strait on three sides. Block Hormuz and any naval groups inside the Persian Gulf are trapped there. Any naval groups outside the Persian Gulf are trapped outside. Forget about any oil coming out of the Persian Gulf from Iraq, Kuwait, Quatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia or the UAE. Think about what that does to the price of oil, and to the world economy. Think about what that does to dependent countries like Japan, India, China and Europe.

In short it’s so appallingly stupid and colossally risky, that I can see why your idiots in charge might consider using nuclear weapons. But throw a few nukes around and see how the rest of the world reacts? Every dirt-wad country is going to be mortgaging the Presidential palace to get its own nuclear deterrent from Pakistan or North Korea. How do you feel about the Indonesian Bomb, the Malaysian Bomb, the Thai Bomb, the Myanmar Bomb, the Algerian Bomb, the Saudi Bomb, the Egyptian Bomb, the Brazilian Bomb, the Argentine Bomb, the Venezuelan Bomb, the Cuban Bomb, the Japanese Bomb, the Canadian frigging Bomb. You are no longer trustworthy. North Korea, always borderline psychotic is going to be mondo difficult to deal with. You've just guaranteed yourself a full fledged nuclear arms race, balls to the wall with both Russia and China, and quite possibly Europe.

And of course there's no guarantee that the rest of the world will allow this. Do you want an armed standoff with the Russians? Suppose they 'loan' their finest interceptor jets, pilots and radar systems to the Iranians... Do you want to meet *that* on a bombing raid? And if you do meet *that* what are you going to do when half your planes are blasted out of the skies conducting an illegal raid on civilian populations in a foreign country? Cry? Send a harsh note?

Launch a first strike?

World goes boom. What happens if the Chinese decide to hold Taiwan and South Korea hostage? What do you do? Back off Iran or sell out East Asia?

Hell, in that kind of standoff, someone sneezes and its not going to matter who launched a first strike.

Or would you like an economic standoff, say with Europe, or with Japan and China. Suppose that the Europeans or Chinese decide "screw the worldwide depression, you assholes are just too dangerous to have around." Trillions of dollars get dumped on the market, loans get called in, the bottom drops out of your dollar, its thousand per cent inflation and no manufacturing base and your own trade embargoes. So much for America.

I mean, it’s morally wrong; it’s stupid on every level. And yet here you are discussing why maybe you should get out in front of the Republicans on this, or planning your surrender to Bush. Why are you even discussing this?

What is wrong with America?

Case in Iraq:

Anyone here still remember the scam of Al Samoud 2?

I totally forgot about it until today when I read that Iran has enriched a supply of uranium for the first time and Iran's president has said Iran won't back down ``one iota'' over its nuclear program.

Remember when Saddam backed down? Its been so long even MY memory's
been washed by Washington, but before the WMB bullshit we were hearing ranting and trash from Bush that it was because of Iraq's Al Samoud 2 missiles had 10 miles extra range than allowed by the UN [funny how US itself never follows UN regulations] that the US was going to attack Iraq. Al Samoud 2 was a big issue for a while, and Bush gave Saddam an ultimatum of a week or so to disarm and destroy all 90 some missiles or else the US EVIL EMPIRE was going to attack....

what happened?

Saddam disarmed all missiles.

and then...

US Charged in with Guns a Blazing....
SHOOT FIRST THEN ASK questions torture...

Quick Draw Trigger Happy Cheney saying GO FUCK YOURSELF to the world.


The point is, North Korea, Iran and indeed the rest of the world saw this and learn from Iraq's lesson. When dealing with EVIL like the US WHEEL OF EVIL EMPIRE there is no use in disarming your own weapons!!!!
Any country that still does that is PLAIN STUPID!!! LOOK WHAT HAPPENED TO IRAQ!!!!

The Native Americans was too slow to learn the lesson, Iraq was too dumb to learn the lesson. Lets hope Iran does a pre-emptive strike FIRST this time and give Shrub a taste of his own medicine!!!


Now, to be fair I realize most Americans do not take lightly to criticism. But what about reason? Logic? Or plain common sense?

You seem to agree with the doctrine of pre-emptive strike correct? You say that if you know your enemy will attack you anyway, that it is your duty and obligation to attack them first to prevent damage to yourself.

So when I that Iran should attack America’s military and not wait until it is first attacked upon, what then do you have to object? I am simply praticing YOUR DOCTRINE OF PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE. If an enemy [the US in this case], will attack you anyway, (like how America will attack Iran, and how US with its proven track record DID attack Iraq) it is then Iran's duty and obligation to pre-emptive the pre-emptive strike. America has proven TIME AND TIME AGAIN that is PRACTICES THE DOCTRINE OF STRIKING FIRST, so why the hell should other nations not do the same? If I know a bully in my neighboorhood already took out 5 of my neighboors why the hell should I not practice what he does and take HIM out first?

So if you [US] can do it, why can no other country practice the same thing?

Let us not forget one of your major characteristics: your duality in both manners and values; your hypocrisy in manners and principles. All*manners, principles and values have two scales: one for you and one for the others.


Your war against Fear is not justified. It is actually a Resource War for oil, and a currency war for the dollar. Global Oil production has peaked and US will suffer the most from this crisis. The United States uses 25% of the world’s oil yet only has 5% of the world’s population. America is heavily in debt and bankruptcy is unavoidable. The coming housing bust will send the economy into a second greater depression.

While the Middle East countries find themselves targets in the "war on terror", China, Russia, and Latin America find themselves targets in the recently declared and much more expansive "war on tyranny." Whereas the "war on terror" is really a war for control of the world's oil reserves, this newly declared "war on tyranny" is really a war for control of the world's oil distribution and transportation chokepoints.

The dollar is in collapse, the economy is going to crash, oil is getting more scarce everyday. America is a nation that has its infrastructure built exclusively to be run on abundant cheap oil, with global demand of oil increasing exponentially and supply decreasing year after year, America has no other choice than to wage a global war on oil and currency and under the ruse of terror and freedom.

What? No believe? You still denial??

Don’t forget what horrible unspeakable atrocities your nation did to the Native Americans who were here before them.


America is not a legitimate nation. It is a British renegade colony that should have been repatriated. The Evil Colony of America and the Evil Treacherous George Washington General Coward betrayed his own England and set up this Avarice Nation. The Evil American Colony sent a bitching letter to King George and in essence said they were tired of paying their fair share of the taxes, but used the ruse of ‘taxation without representation’ as a pitiful pathetic excuse to cheat the motherland of resources.

This is true beginning of the EVIL AVARICE NATION that you so ardently defend.
This nation later went on and killed all the Native Americans. This is the Evil nation that usurped land from the French and called it a so called “Louisiana Purchase”. That’s like me going to the BMW car dealership and driving off with the latest 760Li and paying only 15 cents. That’s a ‘purchase’ all right… Do I need to remind you America Robbed Texas from Mexico? And then the Evil wasn’t satisfied so it did a pre-industrial version of Operation Northwood’s and then went down to the capital of Mexico and forced the Pres. Of Mexico to give away all the rest of the West to the US Wheel-Of-Evil Empire.

Any nation that steals so VAST amount of virgin LAND, Territory, resources, will of course attract talent like light attracts flies. This is Darwinism in action here. Greediest of the Greediest people of the world immigrate the America. These Avaricious lovers of Lust and Evil procreate and mingle with other fellow most-greedy-of-the-earth evil lovers and pretty soon of a few short generations you have most avaricious, self-serving, underhanded, egoistic, hypocritical, lustful, greedy SOBs in the entire universe.

Nothing America has belonged to America. Nothing Americans have achieved was because of America itself. This country is one big party of a free ride that runs on the rape, murder, torture, usurping, robbery, thievery, hijacking, empirizing, conquering,
Of other peaceful innocent nations. It has never done anything good for anyone except itself own selfish pig citizens.


And it would be extremely hypocritical of you to say well that’s all in the past. It was not that long ago when you mass murdered the Native Americans. Why are you charging Saddam for a crime no did not commit over 30 years ago??


You still in denial?


Your country uses extremist Muslim religions as an excuse to fight them for oil. You have been thoroughly brainwashed if you believe what you have been told.

Always remember this, the Arabs are NOT the ones in our land attacking and bombing our children, destroying our homes and robbing our resources. The Arabs are not the ones with Gigantic Military Killing Machines that are targeting our homeland, bulldozing our buildings, knocking down our Statue of Liberty. They do not have soldiers occupying our land (technically not even our land), raping American woman or cutting off the balls of American men. Sure they did 9/11, but 9/11 was but a drop in the bucket compared to what the US did to them. 9/11 was the act of a few terrorists, that cannot be compared to the prolonged repeated conquering, occupy, exploiting, and repressing of entire nations at the thumb and whip of the US Wheel-of-Evil Empire.

They are not the ones imposing economical sanctions on our nation, starving our children and weakening our population. They are not the ones who have Mac Mansions and drive luxury SUV’s and have Comcast internetS and living the grandiose life at the expense of poor third world nations of the entire world.

Imagine if such things happened to America? Unimaginable..
Think about that..

The pitiful thing is they can’t even get a fair revenge..

Are you beginning to see the imbalance?

What freedom do we really have? Do you think the citizens of America could find a ‘basis of negotiation’ with the Big Corporations of America? or with its current government? Americans yell and scream freedom down the throats of other people, but they fail to see they themselves are the least free of all. Their addiction to oil and free shopping spree and lustful desires has not only enslaved themselves, but held captive are also the innocent citizens and youth of Middle Eastern nations and countless other countries across the world. They are so morally and fiscally deprived that they have dragged the chains of slavery unto the entire world. Is this anyone’s idea of a model of ‘freedom’? America's freedom and happiness directly comes from the expense of others, depriving them of their fair share of ‘freedom’, and yet these US hypocrites turn around and decree other nations need to be further ‘liberated’ to perpetuate their American Entitlement.

Do not for a second confuse standard of living for freedom, especially when you realize America’s high standard of living comes directly from the expense of those already much less fortunate.

I’m sure some Americans will do anything to defend the name of their country and their lifestyle, despite all facts to the contrary. Is that not as powerful or perhaps more powerful than Middle Eastern religious zeal? Too bad for the Middle Eastern religious nuts who don't know this, but in this world those with big weapons & Advanced Killing Machines ALWAYS WIN.. The existence of American in this universe proves that there is no justice and fairness in this world, and also that there cannot possibly be any ‘God’, for no God would be so cruel. Foolish Muslims….

It is not so bold an assertion nor an exaggeration to make to say that America is the single greatest threat to humanity. And the Greatest Disgrace and disservice to all life forms on earth.


What? You still in denial?

You can argue all you want. But who's better off? The American people or the people of nations it attacks?

Who sends their kids to private schools, piano lessons, soccer games, football games, to cheerleading tryouts, to UIL's??

American has manipulated global markets and currency in the past to pay of its massive debt, and then when the third world suffers directly because of its actions it gives a tiny little aid and call it a great humanitarian effort.

It's comparable to robbing a bank and giving back the spare change in your pocket. Its an PR act, you should see it for what it really is.

I'll bet anything that the Iraq people would much RATHER fix our national highways, if it means there citizens could live OUR lifestyle..

My question to you American's : would you switch places with the third world that you terrorize? if you can't say yes, then stop bitching.
Put your money where your mouth is you hypocrites.


Still no believe??

Metaphorically speaking, you and others like you are the type of people who would complain that handicap parking spaces are unfair because that means you have to walk furthur, or that its unfair that the homeless doesn't have to pay any taxes. But let me assure you that the handicapped would much rather have their HEALTH back than a handicap placard, and the homeless would much rather have a roof over their heads, a nice warm cozy bed with a family and kids and take vacations to exotic places twice a year and would be MORE THAN HAPPY to pay those taxes that you would so despise.

The point is, the grass is NOT always greener on the other side, certaintly not when the 'other side' is someplace in the Middle East.

Bottomline: who has benefited because of America's actions over the last two hundred years? Certaintly not the Native Americans.....

Something to think about ya know...

I should point out to you that terrorism is actually a war tactic.
One man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorists. If you apply
the strict definition of 'terrorism' and not that of the FOX 4 version, you would see that America sends their own 'terrorists' to foreign lands much more than the number of terrorists who have come here to attack the U.S.

Terrorism is much like asymmetric warfare. It is a tactic deployed by the weak against the strong. That fact in and of itself should answer your question as to why 'terrorists' don't rebuild power plants, schools and water systems...

If they had that ability, they would not need to resort to terrorism in the first place. And let it also be known that America is not doing such great services for the benefit of the Iraqi people but only for its own long term self interest and political agenda of worldwide domination.

Believing in anything else would be like a kid accepting a ride from a stranger for the benefit of the candy bar. He's giving me candy so he must have my best intentions at heart, right??

And please don’t use a religious excuse ever again.

religion is not the main issue here. Religion is NOT why we [US Army] are in Iraq. Religion is NOT why we will be in Iran. Religion is NOT why we were in Korea, or Vietnam, and its also not why we nuke Japan twice even though they were prepared to surrender.

When America fights China over oil and resources the U.S. will have to come up with something else besides 'religion' to explain away their addiction of usurping. I wonder to myself if the only the Native Indian Americans were Christians to begin with they might not have suffered their ultimate fate??? hmmm....

Religion is really not even the issue here at all. Your missing the real point. We [U.S.] are like the drug dealers who got these poor people into this hellhole and mess in the first place, and then we blame them for their condition. Wake up America! If you don't, [and I know you won't] peak oil will be your alarm clock that you can't shut off.

Still no believe?

Maybe you say since I live in American I should just shut up and stop complaining. Well, I have but this to say to you:

again, your argument that just because I live here in America I should shut up and stop complaining is [b]hypocritical.

When the Chinese government tells its own people the same thing, somehow the US WHEEL OF HYPOCRISY will intervene and starting bitching at Hu for not giving enough 'civil right' to the Chinese people.

Since when did the US GOV care about Chinese people? Last time I checked they very bitched about the trade imbalance and China’s growing oil demands. If they [US] are caring they sure as hell aren’t showing it by their actions.


You still denial?

Have you heard of Operation Northwood’s? If not I encourage you to do some research of it online or at a library. America Northwood’s was America’s EVIL PLAN to bomb and murder it own citizens and frame it on foreign nations in order to get ‘justification’ for an unpopular war. And this is just what is make public, your government is clearly capable of doing must more evil considering all the secret classified documents of plans such as Operation Northwoods that will never be make public.

And for those of you not in the know, there is ample irresputable evident that on 9/11 World Trade Center Building 7 was bombed by your own US Government. WTC 7 collapsed in a precisely vertical fashion. First, no building collapses exactly vertically unless it was engineered and rigged to do so. Second, WTC was a steel building. And no steel building has ever collapsed due to minimal fire. What is the motive you ask? Your EVIL EMPIRE propaganda machine loves drama. Americans citizens are the mob, and George Walker Commodus will use fear and drama to feeds American’s people to the lions (CEO Government, Big Business, Military-Industrial Complex) and you will THANK HIM FOR IT.

Isn’t that what you are doing now?

What, still denial?

Then let me give you this cool movie clip, perhaps it can enlighten you of reality.

http://festival.sundance.org/2006/watch/film.aspx?which=402&category=DOC

Best,

Bo Chen

Anonymous said...

ni siquiera mencionaste su monumental actuación en Il Papa buono (2003). Extraordinario ....