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Australian director Phillip Noyce reportedly admitted that the lead character role in his latest spy-movie "Salt" was first offered to Tom Cruise, as reported by the Manilla Bulletin Publishing Corporation. Noyce said, "In the original script by Kurt Wimmer, the lead character was called, at that time, Edwin A. Salt.

Bollywood has done it again! This time a controversial comedy film entitled "Tere Bid Laden", which tells the tale of a Pakistani journalist who is trying to get a U.S. visa to "score an interview with the elusive al-Qaeda chief after finding a look-alike," Dawn.com writes. The film is staying true to it's story by casting a Pakistani actor by the name of Ali Zafar.

Electronic Art's "Medal of Honor" is not currently being developed by EA's L.A. studio or EA's DICE team in Sweden. Interestingly enough, the game is currenly created by "Danger Close Games".

Assistant Professor of History at Kent State University Kevin Adams' latest book entitled "Class and Race in the Frontier Army: Military Life in the West, 1870-1890", travels back in time and offers an interesting insight to the complexities and hierarchies of class, race and ethnicity in the late 1900s in America.

The world is wild over Chris Nolan's "Inception" this weekend. It doesn't take a magic crystal ball to figure out that the movie tops our current U.S. weekend box office at $60,400,000. Originally budgeted at $160 million, the movie way very well be on track to surpass this. Nolan whose work was well recognized in "Batman: The Dark Knight" has outdone himself again this time.

"A Marine Story" had successfully won the 2010 Outfest annual festival awards in Los Angeles yesterday. Directed by Ned Farr, the movie stars Dreya Weber who plays the role of a Marine who is adjusting to "civilian life after being discharged under the 'don't ask, don't tell policy'" as reported by Steve Pond for thewrap.com.

Boeing's very first unmanned hydrogen powered spy plane dubbed the "Phantom Eye" can easily be referenced straight out of a comic science fiction novel. It has a short body with a massive wingspan that can stay up to 65,000 feet on air for four days.

As we all know, Red Dead Redemption may easily be dubbed as the best selling games of 2010, and clearly gaming units have been selling very well. Rockstar games have also recently they are going to be launching four downloadable content packs for the game. So what seems to be the problem? The studio is actually behind on the launch of these as they have had some massive layoffs a few days ago.

In his book "Lincoln's Political Generals", highly acclaimed Civil War studies author David Work indulges his readers through Lincoln's policy, which would have build a national coalition in America to fight and win the Civil War. He does this through the stories and career biographies of all sixteen generals that were appointed by Lincoln and outlined their significant contributions to the war.

The most important life sustenance in times of war is none other than blood supply. As we have more and more troops heading over to war, it is safe to assume that massive blood shortages are inevitable. "The problem is complicated by the remote, inaccessible locations of today's war zones," Katie Drummond of Wired.com's Danger Room wrote.

Robert Rodriguez admitted that getting his latest epic movie "Predators" into theaters worldwide was quite a challenge. He said that he wrote his very first draft of the movie back in the early 1990s but never made it into production.

Almost every military buff, and veterans have watched the famous World War II movies "Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers." Both movies revolve around a central theme - local families. The memories of the WWII soldiers will be remembered along the banks of the Niagara River, in the City of Tonawanda, as reported by Buffalo News via Military.com.

In a recent interview with Gamasutra, creator of the infamous fighting game "Mortal Kombat", Ed Boon sat down to talk about the all new and upcoming "Mortal Kombat" game.

For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for battle? Many trumpets were sounded on July 4, 2010, as America celebrated its 234th Independence Day and, far off on the other side of the world, General David H. Petraeus took command of the Afghanistan War. After nine years of fighting, Petraeus announced that the objective of the war in Afghanistan is to win.

On this year's July 4th celebration, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden spent their Fourth of July holiday in Iraq with U.S. troops who are currently serving in the country. It is a celebration of appreciation to all who have been deployed to Iraq to ensure America's freedom.

According to media reports, India "Bollyhood" film industry will be shooting a film about Adolf Hitler's last days. Certainly a very interesting take, coming from India's writers and directors.

HBO has recently aired a documentary on Jack Kevorkian (and entitled "Kevorkian") and outlined the important events that happened when he ran for Congress. Free Press Associate Editor Ron Dzwonkowski wrote, "Jack Kevorkian is one of those visionaries whose life and work will never be fully appreciated until long after he's gone."

Commander of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program Capt. Fred Babauta is especially looking forward to honor America's Independence Day this Fourth of July. In fact, this day is particularly of huge significance to him as it officially commemorates the fifth anniversary of awakening from a 11-day coma after nearly facing death from an IED (improvised explosive device) in Iraq.

Magnet Pictures released a new Red Band movie trailer for the Roman Empire based action flick entitled "Centurion" on Hulu.

63-year-old Sylvester Stallone is best known for his legendary roles as Rocky Balboa in "Rocky" and John Rambo from the "Rambo" franchise. Stallone will be starring in what could possibly be his last movie entitled "The Expendables" - set for an August 13 release.

Lifetime's original series "Army Wives" will be getting a special guest appearance from Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, on the upcoming episode that will air on Sunday, August 8, 2010 at 10pm ET/PT. Dr.

Electronic Arts Inc Studio, DICE has recently announced the very first multi-player expansion pack for their successful game "Battlefield: Bad Company 2." Gamers step into the shoes of the Soldiers in Vietnam. They also have the choice of fighting as the U.S. Marines or the North Vietnamese Army (NVA).

The Pentagon held a ceremony to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War yesterday. Many of the veterans who attended showed up in their uniforms which bore "the medals and insignias of their military service," as reported by Elaine Wilson for the American Forces Press Service.

Back in 1987, author Paul Andrew Hutton released a book entitled "Soldiers West" which chronicled the lives and careers of ten American officers of the Western Frontier from the beginning of the War in 1812, up to the end of the Indian Wars (the end of the 19th century). These U.S. Army officers shaped the history and outcome of the American West.

Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell recently reported concerns shown by Defense Secretary Robert M.

While I haven't watched A-Team yet (Toy Story 3 here on Father's day), it seems to be rather unpopular with the masses. The movie is remake based on the classic American action adventure TV series about a group of ex-United States Army Special Forces (Vietnam vets), who were framed for a crime that they were falsely accused of.

PBS will be launching a bio-pic of one of the most prolific figures of the 20th Century. The name is none other than William Kunstler (1919-1995), whose commitment and passion to civil rights started early on when he traveled to Mississippi to defend the Freedom Riders.

Earlier this week, award winning developers Crytek Gmbh announced that their highly anticipated game "Crysis 2" will be distributed and released in true stereoscopic 3D format. This makes it the very first major video game to take "full advantage" of the technology. However, with their technological background and innovations, we certainly do not expect any less from Crytek.

In her new book published earlier this year entitled "Yankee Warhorse: A Biography of Major General Peter Osterhaus", Mary Bobbit Townsend (great-grand daughter of General Osterhaus) sets to complete General Osterhaus's full biography which outlined his background in middle class Germany, his service as a volunteer officer and eventually commanding the liberal volunteers in Baden in 1948.

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"A Frenchman weeps as German soldiers march into the French capital, Paris, on June 14, 1940, after the Allied armies had been driven back across France." 208-PP-10A-3.

A new report taken from the London School of Economics suggest that Pakistan's ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) intelligence agency have been secretly providing funding, training and refuge for Taliban in Afghanistan.

Hollywood actor Kevin Costner, known for his movie roles in "Field of Dreams" and "Dances with Wolves" have given a group of scientists significant funding to assist in the cleanup of the recent BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. ABC News reported that Costner has successfully (financially) backed the team of scientists that is developing technology to clean up these oil spills.

A local Pahrump talk radio host and second amendment activist, and defensive firearms instructor Bill Carns applied along with 5,200 shooters to be casted in History Channel's show "Top Shot" last fall. Little did he know that he was going to be casted in the new competition-based reality TV show.

First lieutenant and intelligence officer Jamie Christopher is actively taking her social networking skills acquired when she was a teenager, to a whole new level. When she was younger, Christopher was used to making plans with her friends through instant messages and logging into Facebook on a daily basis to chat and keep in touch with friends in school.

Author John Lynch wrote the very first full English-language biography of Jose de San Martin (1778-1850), and spreading the victory and tales of the Spanish America's revolutionary wars, with the general that would lead the course of their history.

Hosted by "Survivor" contestant Colby Donaldson, History Channel launched it's very first shooter-competition series entitled "Top Shot" which premiered last night (Sunday, June 6 at 10pm ET). In the series, a group of highly skilled marksmen will compete for $100,000 prize package and "Top Shot" title. The challenge?

World War I and World War II video games used to be extremely popular a few years back for aficionados, and military history game buffs. And now, the reality remains that these video games are no longer attractive for video game developers.

A collaboration between director Ken Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty spawned a military drama movie entitled "Route Irish", which was entered into the 63rd Cannes Film Festival this year.

ForceTek USA may be a new comer in the game interface market, but its dream of putting virtual reality into the hands of all current gamers to integrate their experience with the gaming environment is certainly coming true. They plan on developing a "range of devices that will cover your entire body and sense your every movement," Frank Cifaldi of Gametab.com reported.

Indonesian writer, co-director and filmmaker Damien Dematra recently announced that he has begun filming a film that is based on a fictionalized version of U.S. President Barack Obama's childhood, as reported by the United Press International.

It is without a doubt that France's very own legendary heroine "Joan of Arc" is a name that everyone is familiar with.

Pentagon's infamous research agency DARPA has recently funded a team of electrical engineers at the Southern Methodist University to create a futuristic device known as the "Panoptes" that has the ability to scan people's eye balls.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen recently challenged the Air Force Academy's graduating class to become the next leaders for their nation. He also praised all graduating members, and noted their courage and applauded their character.

U.S. President Obama has recently addressed to the nation that Memorial Day is an important time of the year for all Americans to "remember and honor the ultimate sacrifices made by past and present generations of U.S. servicemembers," as reported by Gerry J. Gilmore for the American Forces Press Service.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen's Memorial Day Message:

“Not long after the Civil War, Americans pledged to honor those who, as Abraham Lincoln put it, gave the last full measure of devotion.

Bungie has just reported that the world's most (highly) anticipated game of the year "Halo: Reach", will be launching this September 14, 2010. The Halo series are not foreign to being blockbuster hits and have earned an-all time reputation as the No. 1 best game series of all time, as reported by Gameinfowire.com.

The fact that United States' President Barack Obama will be taking a vacation to spend time with his family in Chicago as opposed to attending the Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, is not sitting very well with conservatives. Conservative blogger and CNN contributor Erick Erickson wrote, "Obama skipping the Tomb of the Unknowns this weekend for Chicago is offensive. Chicago can wait.

Military Channel has been airing their latest new four-part series entitled "Toughest Military Jobs" that documents the experience and challenge that G.Is go through on a daily basis to protect our nation's freedom. Unlike most documentaries, this is the most realistic one the Military Channel has ever released.