WASHINGTON (VOA) – Recently, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq said he wants to send American troops to a disputed strip of territory in northern Iraq — for a limited time — to defuse growing tensions between Iraqi security forces and the Kurdish militia . General Ray Odierno says the goal is to build [...]
‘Inglourious Basterds’ turns history on its head
August 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON (VOA) – Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is offering his own version of history in his World War Two dark satire “The Inglourious Basterds.” Set in German-occupied France, the film follows a squad of eight Jewish American soldiers on a Nazi killing rampage. They are relentless, creative too. They scalp their enemies, spreading terror in Nazi [...]