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Re:Pentagon and CIA shaped thousands of Hollywood movies int... by Wiseacre on Friday January 07, 2022 @09:36AM (#29839548)
Jack Ryan would be a counterexample.
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Re:Pentagon and CIA shaped thousands of Hollywood movies int... by arethuza on Friday January 07, 2022 @09:46AM (#29839665)
That must have changed - in the novels he was a former Marine who had made a bit of money in finance and then gone into academia.
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Re:Pentagon and CIA shaped thousands of Hollywood movies int... by Wiseacre on Friday January 07, 2022 @11:55AM (#29841488)
He's depicted as more of a nerdy relatable "analyst". Truly the common man's CIA operative.
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Re:Pentagon and CIA shaped thousands of Hollywood movies int... by walshemj on Saturday January 08, 2022 @12:40PM (#29854024)
Ex marine who was invalided out I seem to recall
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