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Top Films: w/c Saturday, May 20

Top films to watch week beginning Saturday, May 20

The Independent UK

Liz Cheney releases Trump January 6 attack ad aimed at CNN town hall

Cheney says ‘Trump has proven he is unfit for office’ in ad focusing on ex-president’s incitement of the Capitol attack

The Guardian - US

The Last Honest Man: Frank Church and the fight to restrain US power

Pulitzer-winner James Risen calls the late Democratic senator an ‘American Cicero’ – and makes a strong case

The Guardian - US

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The world’s most vengeful animals: ‘It’s like a horror film’

They say an elephant never forgets. The same appears to apply to octopuses, camels and more – sometimes with deadly results for humans

The Guardian - UK

Liz Cheney memoir 'Oath and Honor' coming in November

Former Rep. Liz Cheney has a memoir and a “warning” coming out this fall

The Independent UK

Netflix’s Beef: Why Is The Soundtrack All Throwback Songs, What Do The Title Cards Mean And Other Questions Answered

Netflix's latest hit series starring Ali Wong and Steven Yeun is packed with intentional details worth reading into.

Cinemablend

From Bush to Blix: what happened to the key figures in the Iraq war?

The ex-president is a painter, his VP an avid fly fisher, while Tony Blair has built a property empire. They appear unrepentant

The Guardian - US

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Makiya to Asharq Al-Awsat: Bush Wanted an Army to Oust Saddam, an Army to Rebuild Iraq

Kanan Makiya, Iraqi architect and author of the “Republic of Fear” (1989), a best-selling book after Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait, described the Baathist regime in Iraq as “exceptional” in terms of totalitarian and authoritarian rule in the world. Overthrowing Saddam’s regime in Iraq was a matter of “morality, not…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Abu Al-Ragheb: King Abdullah Warned Bush against Opening Gates of Hell in Iraq

Former Jordanian Prime Minister Ali Abu Al-Ragheb revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat, and for the first time, the behind-the-scenes dealings related to the build up of the US invasion of Iraq in March 2003. Jordan had repeatedly warned decision-makers in the West that chaos would reign in Iraq should the invasion…

Asharq Al-Awsat

From The Hurt Locker to American Sniper: how Hollywood tried to tackle the Iraq war

Two decades on from the beginning of the war, a handful of films have tried various ways to show the conflict with audiences mostly choosing to stay away

The Guardian - US

How the Iraq war altered US politics and led to the emergence of Trump

The drive to war was fueled by partisanship and served as an accelerant to the extremism that led to Trump and the Capitol riot

The Guardian - US

Harry Whittington, Texas attorney shot by Dick Cheney during 2006 hunting trip, dies

Harry Whittington was a Texas GOP powerbroker who helped build the state party and advised governors. He was hit with birdshot pellets in the face, neck on a quail hunt.

Chicago Sun-Times

Texas lawyer shot by Dick Cheney on 2006 hunting trip dies aged 95

Harry Whittington spent week in intensive care after being inadvertently shot by then vice-president on quail-hunting trip

The Guardian - US

Harry Whittington, the Texas attorney shot by Cheney during a 2006 hunting trip, dies

Whittington died at age 95 his home Saturday in Austin. In 2006, he and others were hunting with then Vice President Dick Cheney on a ranch, when Cheney, while aiming for a bird, struck Whittington.

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Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: Here's why Joe Biden won't be dumping Kamala Harris as his running mate

Being vice president of the United States is sort of like working for Donald Trump or watching reality TV. It requires a high degree of tolerance for indignity and abuse.

The Independent UK

Texas attorney shot by Cheney during 2006 hunting trip dies

Harry Whittington, the man who former Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot while they were hunting quail on a Texas ranch 17 years ago, has died

The Independent UK

Texas lawyer who was shot in the face by Dick Cheney – then apologised to the VP for it – dies aged 95

Harry Whittington grabbed national attention in 2006 when Mr Cheney shot him in a dramatic hunting accident

Tribune News Service

Harry Whittington, shot by Cheney in hunting mishap, dies at 95

Harry Whittington, the attorney from Texas who survived a hunting accident in 2006 when then-US Vice President Dick Cheney shot him in the face while tracking a passing bird, has died. He was 95.

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The Texas Tribune

Harry Whittington, longtime Texas GOP supporter shot by Dick Cheney in a 2006 hunting accident, dies

Whittington, who was 95, was shot in 2006 during a quail-hunting trip near Corpus Christi. He quickly forgave Cheney.

The Guardian - UK

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever to Pamela, a Love Story – the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Ryan Coogler’s sequel to the Marvel blockbuster is sprinkled with sadness in tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman, while Pamela Anderson candidly tells her tale

Salon

GOP's new "Church Committee": Not quite!

There's definitely a history lesson behind the GOP's phony investigation. But it's not the one they claim

The Independent UK

Liz Cheney sits with Democratic colleagues ahead of Zelensky address to Congress

Cheney has been critical of Trump and the support he received from her Republican colleagues

The Guardian - US

From Liz Cheney to Donald Trump: winners and losers from the January 6 hearings

As the House January 6 committee is set to publish its report, here are some of the key standouts

Reuters

Factbox-Which Republicans could run for president in 2024?

Former U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to runfor the White House again in 2024 has potential rivals gearing up to take on a divisive Republican leader left bruised by his party's midterm election losses.

The Guardian - US

Who’s next? Republicans who might go up against Trump in 2024

The former president is running again but the GOP midterm meltdown has changed the primary landscape

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