by Erik Childress Films about the Iraq war and the lack of interest at the box office has been well-documented. Aside from Paul Haggis’ excellent, but overlooked In the Valley of Elah, films like Grace Is Gone, Stop-Loss, Home of the Brave and The Lucky Ones have been...
1st Lt. Mike Scotti, recently returned from Afghanistan, joined the 2003 Iraq invasion force as a gung ho Marine, believing wholeheartedly that he was defending his country, avenging the September 11 attacks, and seeking Saddam Hussein’s confirmed weapons of mass...
All Things Sand By Cynthia Fuchs “If the Republican Guard, supposedly the elite Iraqi force, chooses to stand and meet us,” submits First Lieutenant Mike Scotti, “It could become a shitty mess. I guess that means I’m gonna need a lot of film. That’s about it.” Well,...
