Another great place to shop for War Official products is Amazon. They have more than just books!
 |
War Horse
List Price: $11.98
Sale Price: $8.90
|
|
|
All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.
|
![Alien Anthology [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41SSv58iflL._SL160_.jpg) |
Alien Anthology [Blu-ray]
List Price: $79.98
Sale Price: $39.99
|
|
|
In space no one can hear you kvell as you open this deluxe collector's set. Along with "Alien" (1979 theatrical version and 2003 director's cut), "Aliens" (1986 theatrical version and 1991 special edition), "Alien 3" (1992 theatrical version and 2003 special edition), and "Alien Resurrection" (1997 theatrical version and 2003 special edition), there's also two bonus discs bursting with extra features. Six-disc set.
Review of AlienA landmark of science fiction and horror, Alien arrived in 1979 between Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back as a stylishly malevolent alternative to George Lucas's space fantasy. Partially inspired by 1958's It! The Terror from Beyond Space, this instant classic set a tone of its own, offering richly detailed sets, ominous atmosphere, relentless suspense, and a flawless ensemble cast as the crew of the space freighter Nostromo, who fall prey to a vicious creature (designed by Swiss artist H.R. Giger) that had gestated inside one of the ill-fated crew members. In a star-making role, Sigourney Weaver excels as sole survivor Ripley, becoming the screen's most popular heroine in a lucrative movie franchise. To measure the film's success, one need only recall the many images that have been burned into our collective psyche, including the "facehugger," the "chestburster," and Ripley's climactic encounter with the full-grown monster. Impeccably directed by Ridley Scott, Alien is one of the cinema's most unforgettable nightmares. --Jeff ShannonReview of AliensAliens is one of the few cases of a sequel that far surpassed the original. Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley, who awakens on Earth only to discover that she has been hibernating in space so long that everyone she knows is dead. Then she is talked into traveling (along with a squad of Marines) to a planet under assault by the same aliens that nearly killed her. Once she gets there, she finds a lost little girl who triggers her maternal instincts--and she discovers that the company has once again double-crossed her, in hopes of capturing one of the aliens to study as a military weapon. Directed and written by James Cameron, this is one of the most intensely exciting (not to mention intensely frightening) action films ever, with a large ensemble cast that includes Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, Paul Reiser, and Michael Biehn. Weaver defined the action woman in this film and walked away with an Oscar nomination for her trouble. --Marshall FineReview of Alien 3The least successful film in this series was directed by stylemaster (and content-underachiever) David Fincher. Ripley, the only survivor of her past mission, awakens on a prison planet in the far corners of the solar system. As she tries to recover, she realizes that not only has an alien gotten loose on the planet, the alien has implanted one of its own within her. As she battles the prison authorities (and is aided by the prisoners) in trying to kill the alien, she must also cope with a distinctly shortened lifespan that awaits her. But the striking imagery makes for muddled action and the script confuses it further. The ending looks startling but it takes a long time--and a not particularly satisfying journey--to get there. --Marshall FineReview of Alien ResurrectionPerhaps these films are like the Star Trek movies: The even-numbered episodes are the best ones. Certainly this film (directed by French stylist Jean-Pierre Jeunet) is an improvement over Alien 3, with a script that breathes exciting new life into the franchise. This chapter is set even further in the future, where scientists on a space colony have cloned both the alien and Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), who died in Alien 3; in doing so, however, they've mixed alien DNA with Ripley's human chromosomes, which gives Ripley surprising power (and a bad attitude). A band of smugglers comes aboard only to discover the new race of aliens--and when the multi-mouthed melonheads get loose, no place is safe. But, on the plus side, they have Ripley as a guide to help them get out. Winona Ryder is on hand as the smugglers' most unlikely crew member (with a secret of her own), but this one is Sigourney's all the way. --Marshall Fine
|
![The Official Story [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71F37P24CHL._SL160_.gif) |
The Official Story [VHS]
List Price: $14.98
Sale Price: $19.99
|
|
|
Luis Puenzo's shattering 1985 story about the collision of middle-class aspirations and government lies in Argentina packs a wallop a viewer never forgets. A happy couple (Norma Aleandro and Hector Alterio) enamored of their careers (she's a teacher proffering pro-government revisionist history, he's a successful entrepreneur) are made all the more joyous by the fulfilling presence of an adopted baby in their lives. In time, however, Aleandro's character begins to suspect that the child was taken from a woman who is among Argentina's "disappeared," i.e., a likely victim of violent political repression. With that genie out of the bottle, everything about the couple's life together begins to look doctored and glossed-over to her, including the marriage itself. Puenzo (Old Gringo) leads the mounting suspicion and conflict between husband and wife toward an astonishing eruption of suppressed feelings, a release of buried truths that is more than the story of one wobbly marital union. It is an allegory for a nation fearing its recent past. A powerful experience. --Tom Keogh
|
![Official Story [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/315BMGN1PSL._SL160_.jpg) |
Official Story [VHS]
List Price: $9.99
Sale Price: $12.94
|
|
|
This is one of those rare political films that transcend politics with a stirring emotional story. Argentinean first-time director Luis Puenzo tells the story of a strong-willed teacher who tries to learn the true identity of her adopted daughter's father, coming to suspect that he was a political prisoner. Her political awakening is actually an emotional one as well because of her detached persona. Ironically, even though she is a teacher, she doesn't connect with people very well, thinking of history in the most abstract terms. But she learns the painful truth of present-day life. Tautly directed by Puenzo, The Official Story was a 1985 Oscar-winner for Best Foreign Film, with a riveting performance by Norma Aleandro. --Bill Desowitz
|
![This Means War [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51jGHtM9mVL._SL160_.jpg) |
This Means War [Blu-ray]
List Price: $39.99
Sale Price: $14.83
|
|
|
Spy flick meets romantic comedy in this surprisingly entertaining film about two CIA agents who find themselves in competition for the affections of the same beautiful woman. Agents FDR (Chris Pine) and Tuck (Tom Hardy) are accustomed to using whatever means necessary to complete a mission--and that mentality has a tendency to bleed over into their personal lives. The two agents are also close friends, so when they discover they're both dating Lauren (Reese Witherspoon), they enter into a gentleman's agreement that stipulates they not interfere with one other, allow Lauren to choose the best man for her, and walk away from Lauren if seeing her begins to affect the men's friendship. The agreement quickly degenerates into a pissing contest of epic proportions thanks to the men's competitive natures and the arsenal of government resources at their disposal. Oblivious to the rivalry and the high-tech circus going on around her, Lauren desperately tries to figure out which of the two men is right for her. Her married friend Trish (Chelsea Handler) offers plenty of advice, assuring Lauren that just because she's dating two guys at the same time, "You're not going to hell, but if you are, I'll be there to pick you up." What makes this film so good is its perfect blend of high-action spy caper, laugh-aloud humor, and romance--all skillfully delivered by a talented cast. --Tami Horiuchi
Hilarious action-comedy follows covert CIA operatives/best friends FDR (Chris Pine) and Tuck (Tom Hardy) as they discover that they are both dating sexy single Lauren (Reese Witherspoon). The guys use their government training and a variety of high-tech gadgets in an effort to outdo each other and win the hand of the beauty. With Chelsea Handler, Til Schweiger, Angela Bassett. 98 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; alternate endings; audio commentary; deleted scenes; extended scenes; alternate opening; gag reel; featurette; theatrical trailer; bonus digital copy. Also includes a DVD version of the film. Two-disc set.
|
 |
The Shawshank Redemption (Single-Disc Edition)
List Price: $12.97
Sale Price: $3.52
|
|
|
Director Frank Darabont's powerful adaptation of a story by Stephen King stars Tim Robbins as a man wrongly convicted of killing his wife and her lover. Sentenced to two life sentences in New England's brutal Shawshank Prison, Robbins learns to maintain hope in the most hopeless of circumstances with the help of fellow lifer Morgan Freeman. With James Whitmore, William Sadler. 142 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, French; theatrical trailer; photo gallery; filmographies.
When this popular prison drama was released in 1994, some critics complained that the movie was too long (142 minutes) to sustain its story. Those complaints miss the point, because the passage of time is crucial to this story about patience, the squeaky wheels of justice, and the growth of a life-long friendship. Only when the film reaches its final, emotionally satisfying scene do you fully understand why writer-director Frank Darabont (adapting a novella by Stephen King) allows the story to unfold at its necessary pace, and the effect is dramatically rewarding. Tim Robbins plays a banker named Andy who's sent to Shawshank Prison on a murder charge, but as he gets to know a life-term prisoner named Red (Morgan Freeman), we realize there's reason to believe the banker's crime was justifiable. We also realize that Andy's calm, quiet exterior hides a great reserve of patience and fortitude, and Red comes to admire this mild-mannered man who first struck him as weak and unfit for prison life. So it is that The Shawshank Redemption builds considerable impact as a prison drama that defies the conventions of the genre (violence, brutality, riots) to illustrate its theme of faith, friendship, and survival. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Actor, and Screenplay, it's a remarkable film that signaled the arrival of a promising new filmmaker--a film that many movie lovers count among their all-time favorites. --Jeff Shannon
When this popular prison drama was released in 1994, somecritics complained that the movie was too long (142 minutes) to sustain its story. Those complaints miss the point, because the passage of time is crucial to this story about patience, the squeaky wheels of justice, and the growth of a life-long friendship. Only when the film reaches its final, emotionally satisfying scene do you fully understand why writer-director Frank Darabont (adapting a novella by Stephen King) allows the story to unfold at its necessary pace, and the effect is dramatically rewarding. Tim Robbins plays a banker named Andy who's sent to Shawshank Prison on a murder charge, where he gets to know a life-term prisoner named Red (Morgan Freeman). Andy's calm, quiet exterior hides a great reserve of patience and fortitude, and Red comes to admire this mild-mannered man who first struck him as weak and unfit for prison life. So it is that The Shawshank Redemption builds considerable impact as a prison drama that defies the conventions of the genre (violence, brutality, riots) to illustrate its theme of faith, friendship, and survival. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Actor, and Screenplay, it's a remarkable film that signaled the arrival of a promising new filmmaker--a film that many movie lovers count among their all-time favorites. --Jeff Shannon
|
 |
Darth Vader 3D Pull Pinata
List Price: $29.99
Sale Price: $16.99
|
|
|
Grab your light saber, it's Darth Vader! This fun 3-D pinata is ready to be filled with treats and toys. Darth Vader Pull String Pinata is a great party activity and doubles as a fun decoration. Our Vader Pinata is easy to use, measures approximately 10/ 1/2" tall and 10 1/2" wide from shoulder to shoulder and features green, black and red ribbons for pulling. Fill with treats of choice (not included) such as wrapped candies or small soft toys, and hang from a sturdy support with a strong rope. Guests take turns pulling ribbons until one ribbon opens the hidden door and releases the goodies. Our pull string pinata is a fun and safe alternative to traditional pinatas.
|
 |
LEGO Star Wars Treat Bags
List Price: $2.89
Sale Price: $0.79
|
|
|
Lego Star Wars Party Treat Bags. One package of 8 Lego Star Wars Party Treat Bags.
|
 |
Lego Star Wars Dessert Plate
List Price: $3.69
Sale Price: $1.10
|
|
|
Lego Star Wars Party 7" Cake/Dessert Plates. One package of 8 Lego Star Wars Party 7" Cake/Dessert Plates.
|
 |
Creative Sound Blaster World of Warcraft USB Headset
List Price: $119.99
Sale Price: $49.99
|
|
|
Experience the sounds of Azeroth and beyond like never before with the Sound Blaster World of Warcraft Headset. Designed specifically for World of Warcraft gamers, the headset features cutting-edge audio technology and THX TruStudio PC, offering you a truly unforgettable gaming experience.
|
Amazon.Com
Here are some more information for War Official:
US President Barack Obama has fired the first shot to initiating a Trade War. Last week he goes on record saying "Simply put, export growth leads to job growth and economic growth," This President Barack Obama opined while setting up an industry panel to achieve his ambitious target of doubling American exports in next five years. "This isn't just about where American jobs are today. This is where American jobs will be tomorrow", thundered the US President.
After having failed to create new jobs for US citizens through the usual route of driving domestic growth via fundamental economic activities, President Obama has now set his sights on achieving US economic revival by focusing on enhanced exports. To achieve the same he has already started advising competing exporting nations to go slow on their exports. Sample this reaction from a German official to President Barack Obama's advice "With his arguments that we should become a bit less reliant on exports and allow the others to catch up, he's just trying to weaken us. Well, we're not going to take his advice."
But if we know the style and functioning of US President, he is not going to go back in his new agenda of doubling exports to rekindle US economic recovery, just because Germans do not like it. On the other hand European nations are not going to accept whatever US President has set as his national goal. It is no longer the period just after World War II that European Union will kowtow to US diktat. US will find it very tough to arm twist European Union on reducing its exports, whatever be the Union's present state of economic crisis. And that may set off some kind of trade war, which can be the next level of global concern.
The spectre of the European Central Bank raising interest rates to damp inflationary pressures in Germany is receding away. European Central Bank will find it very difficult at this time to raise rates when many European nations are still struggling with their respective debt-ridden economies. The credit crisis in Europe has at least ensured that the stimulus package will not be withdrawn for several months, which means that present low interest rates are here to stay for quite sometime. This is excellent news for Germany's export-orientated industry since continuation of low interest rates means high inflation, which in turn means that exports will fetch more money to German exporters.
In a scenario where exports are so lucrative, do you feel Germans are going to pay any heed to the wishes of President Obama? And therein lies the danger of a global trade war, in case US decides to pull out all the stops to attain its national agenda of doubling exports at the cost of its exporting competitors.
Mexico'S Violent War Deaths Are Piling Up
MICHAEL WEBSTER: Syndicated Investigative Reporter. Feb 23, 2009 at 8:30 PM PST.
Mexico's unbelievable record breaking level of violent war deaths are piling up as casualties of Mexico's on going so called civil war continues. Many Mexicans now believe that there is a civil war going on in their country. These killings in Mexico are reveled by no country even other countries with active war zones such as Iraq and Afghanistan. Thousands of people died in what the Mexican Government calls drug-related violence last year as Mexican Drug Cartels (MDC's) and trained enforcer gangs fought each other, the Mexican Army and Mexico's security forces.
In the last 54 days in Mexico there have been over one thousand violent killings by both warring groups, the Mexican Army and the Mexican Drug Cartels.
Border protesters told this reporter that the MDC's claim they are dedicated to overthrowing the current Calderon government and the government is hiding the true Mexican army death totals. Many Mexican troops have been killed by direct confrontations with MDC's paramilitary forces many more than the Calderon administration is willing to admit.
Hundreds of Mexicans last week, blocked roads and bridges in Mexican cities bordering the United States from the Gulf of Mexico (Matamoros) to the Pacific Ocean (Tijuana) and protested by marching in the northern city of Monterrey in a series of demonstrations that police say are organized and funded by MDC's.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon condemned those public protests against his army-backed drug war, saying they were cowardly acts orchestrated by the warring MDC's.
Recently there have been intense counter attacks by the Mexican Army against the MDC's forces, raising the intensity in the civil war against Mexico's organized resistant protesters.
According to the largest Mexican newspaper El Universal the death count so far This Year is 1,003 violent murders related to the war on narcotrafficing. This is an average of 19 per day. Last year, the 1,000 mark was not reached until much later in the year in April and the year before, after mid-year. Half of these killings happened in the state of Chihuahua and over 75 percent in the most violent city in Mexico, Cd. Juarez Mexico's 3rd largest city just across the border from El Paso Texas.
Juarez Police Chief and Public Safety Secretary Roberto Orduna Cruz, left, resigned on Friday during a news conference with Juarez Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz. At right is Juarez city official Guillermo Dowell. (Photo courtesy of Juarez city government)
The Director of Public Security in Cd. Juarez, resigned his post under organized threats that the assassination of his police officers would continue until he steps down. Roberto Orduño said he could not allow his men, who work to defend the country, continue to lose their lives. The bodies of two recently murdered law officers had been found with narco-messages warning that this would happen to at least one police officer every 48 hours until Orduña resigned.
Sunday Chihuahua Gov. Jose Reyes Baeza Terrazas' bodyguards where attacked and one was killed. It is reported that the attack came from the MDC's enforcers the Zetas. Mexican authorities are investigating. The Chihuahua Gov. and his family are under protection of government forcers and their location is unknown.
As this article was being written this reporter learned that death threats against Juarez Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz surfaced and Mayor Ferriz immediately with armed Mexican body guards escorted him and his family to the relative safety of the bordering city of El Paso, where El Paso police and county sheriff's are believed providing heavily armed combat ready law enforcement protection.
Earlier at least ten more people were killed in different attacks in the past few hours in Cd. Juarez. The most recent wave of killings began late Saturday and extended into late Sunday night. All of the attacks were believed carried out by trained MDC's Para-military forces according to authorities in Juarez.
According to official figures, so far this year, over 360 people have been killed by MDC's forces in the State of Chihuahua alone.
Many believe that the war began when the Calderon administration launched a military campaign to combat spiraling drug violence in Mexico. Over 45, 000 troops and federal police were sent to cities in Mexico, many on the U.S. Mexican border. Since than thousands of people in Mexico have died as a result of both the military's action and the MDC's and their gangs fighting each other, the Mexican Army and Mexico's security forces.
The Mexican people are being used by the MDC's who are winning many of the people over to their cause by hiring and training Mexico's very poor young men to fight for them against the Mexican government forces and paying them up to $600.00 USD per week. This is a lot of money to pay the very poor and they are responding by the thousands.
The MDC's are reported to also be recruiting freedom fighters to train to fight for them from Central American countries of Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
Mexican officials say that the MDC's have training comps where these young men are being trained in modern war fare both in Mexico, Panama, Peru and Colombia. The MDC's are also reported to be providing food, medicines and cash to their families back home in small villages and towns throughout Mexico. The MDC's are paying people to attend marches and has handed out backpacks full of schoolbooks, pens and paper to poor families who joined the demonstrations, acting as a sort of Robin Hood, police said.
President Calderón labeled the MDC's as cowards and traitors to the nation those who use women and children as part of their strategy to bring about the withdrawal of the Army in its battle against organized crime.
The leader of the Mexican left-leaning PRD party, Jesus Ortega, describes as "grave" that in Mexico the number of extortions by organized crime has skyrocketed. "We are going toward a situation where practically no Mexican is not threatened by criminals in one form or another," he said. He criticizes the government as "arrogant" for thinking it alone can confront the problem of insecurity. He summarizes his thoughts, "The formulas of the left are an important part, but they are not enough. We need to join them with other proposals in order to make a policy of State to face up to crime."
President Calderon said "Let no one make a mistake, let no one confuse the sides, the enemies of the country and of all Mexicans are those who assail its institutions, who harass, threaten and extort society, who poison its sons and who betray the country."
Calderón, who praised the army's task, asserted that organized crime is condemned to defeat because the Armed Forces and an entire nation are on the side of the his government.
To all who pretend to be above the law, said Calderón, we say that our Armed Forces "are not intimidated nor will they ever desist because they are composed of Mexicans fully committed to the defense of our dear Mexico."
Police and government officials in Monterrey say Mexico's most violent drug gang, the Gulf cartel, and its feared armed wing, the Zetas, is behind the protests.
Despite warnings from rights groups about soldiers using excessive force in the drug fight, Calderon also has Washington's support for using the army, which has made historic drug seizures and is catching more gang leaders. More killings, running battles, shootings, protests and even rioting in Mexico are expected particularly along the U.S. Mexican border.
About the Author
Editors Note:
Michael Webster’s Syndicated Investigative Reports are read worldwide, in 100 or more U.S. outlets and in at least 136 countries and territories. He publishes articles in association with global news agencies and media information services with more than 350 news affiliates in 136 countries. Many of Mr. Webster’s articles are printed in six working languages: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish. With ten more languages planed in the near future.
Mr. Webster is America's leading authority on Venture Capital/Equity Funding. He served as a trustee on some of the nation’s largest trade Union funds. A noted Author, Lecturer, Educator, Emergency Manager, Counter-Terrorist, War on Drugs and War on Terrorist Specialist, Business Consultant, Newspaper Publisher. Radio News caster. Labor Law generalist, Teamster Union Business Agent, General Organizer, Union Rank and File Member Grievances Representative, NLRB Union Representative, Union Contract Negotiator, Workers Compensation Appeals Board Hearing Representative. Mr. Webster represented management on that side of the table as the former Director of Federated of Nevada. Mr. Webster publishes on-line newspapers at www.lagunajournal.com and www.usborderfirereport.com and does investigative reports for print, electronic and on-line News Agencies.
What is the date that congress declared an official "war" during the current Bush administration?
I ask this in reference to some claiming the "War Powers Act" as an excuse for Bush to have the authority of a king.
The War Powers Act - allows the President to use military forces for 60 days, without a formal declaration of war by Congress. It also grants an additional 30 days upon a formal request by the President, regardless of Congress's agreement with the request.
SJG (below) Wow! A completely wrong and baseless answer. Go figure... Please correct me if I am wrong here and I will humbly apologize.
Congress never declared war against Iraq. They just gave the Bush administration permission to use force, if necessary. I'm still not quite sure what made it necessary.
UN calls for war crimes investigation in Burma
A senior UN official has called for Burma 's military rulers to be investigated over allegations of crimes against humanity and war crimes perpetrated against Burmese civilians, in a move that will sharply increase pressure on the isolated regime ahead of controversial national elections due later this year.
Thanks for visiting!
US $10.00
![Star Wars- Collectable Darth Vader fire Dome Tin Dome Lunch Box New Vintage Retro Style CLASSIC COLLECTABLE Edition Movie Official [Licensed Merchandise] Workmans Carry All](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51gO-Ume8IL._SL160_.jpg)
![Star Wars- Collectable 2008 Darth Vader blue Dome Tin Lunch Box New Vintage Retro Style CLASSIC COLLECTABLE Edition Movie Official [Licensed Merchandise] Workmans Carry All](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51xwYL-%2BfGL._SL160_.jpg)
![Star Wars- Collectable R2D2 & C3P0 Tin Dome Lunch Box New Vintage Retro Style CLASSIC COLLECTABLE Edition Movie Official [Licensed Merchandise] Workmans Carry All](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51xEyET7JwL._SL160_.jpg)
