http://platosbeard.org/archives/216 whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must make random noises Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:27:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://platosbeard.org/archives/216/comment-page-1#comment-353 Flags without our brothers « npr watch Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:03:33 +0000 http://platosbeard.org/archives/216#comment-353 [...] While interviewing James Bradley, co-author of the book Flags of Our Fathers Lopate missed multiple opportunities to discuss the issue of the absence of black soldiers in the film version of the book, directed by conservative/libertarian actor Clint Eastwood. During the second half of his interview, Lopate spent a considerable amount of time on the movie, the discussion often including issues of relevance, where the missing black soldiers could have been address, for example: Bradley’s description of the diversity of the men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. [...] [...] While interviewing James Bradley, co-author of the book Flags of Our Fathers Lopate missed multiple opportunities to discuss the issue of the absence of black soldiers in the film version of the book, directed by conservative/libertarian actor Clint Eastwood. During the second half of his interview, Lopate spent a considerable amount of time on the movie, the discussion often including issues of relevance, where the missing black soldiers could have been address, for example: Bradley’s description of the diversity of the men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. [...]

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