The Crimefile News review of The Fifth Estate

Berlin, Germany—The Wikileaks massive document dumps exposing mass government deception and corruption inspired this film. 

Apparently fugitive blogger/hacker Julian Assange somehow got ahold of the script and completely hated what he’d read in this Dreamworks project.

Hundred of thousands of cablegrams were intercepted and forwarded to the Wikileaks organization.  The material was censored before it was published by various news organizations.  Wikileaks went ahead and posted the raw material on line for the entire world to examine.

The biggest issue was the material provided by Army private Bradley Manning.  Was manning a spy or a whistleblower?  I think the answer lies in the corruption and deception by our own government.  Manning is doing some serious time over his role.  Frankly I’m on his side of this argument.  Americans have a right to know when their elected officials are engaging in deception to us. 

The scriptwriters took liberties with the story and I’m ignorant of the details that were twisted by these scribes.   The mainstream media engaged in their usual methods to protect their politicians.  The established media no longer controls the message because thousands of bloggers like me have pushed them aside in recent years.

As for the film production it was terrific.  I loved the material shot on location in Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland.  I’m so very fond of those European nations.   There is a really terrific night scene shot from the roof of Berlin’s Dome Church that I visited in 2011.  I actually found an iPhone someone left on a pew that I quickly turned it in for a happy owner.

The acting by Benedict Cumberbatch (Assange) was terrific as his former “crime partner” Daniel Bruhl (Daniel Berg) was great.  I’m a huge fan of Laura Linney (Sarah Shaw) who delivered in her State Department role along with veteran actor Stanley Tucci  (James Boswell). 

van Houten and Linney

I’m a total fan of the talented Carice van Houten (Birgitta Jónsdóttir).  Van Houten portrayed a member of Iceland’s Parliament and the publicist for Assanage.  I must confess that I found that the Jónsdóttir roll did not offer van Houten a chance to display her terrific gifts of emotional interpretation.  Nonetheless I did enjoy watching her bring the pages of her script to life.

If you like Europe’s terrific eye-candy and culture this film is for you.  The only problems that I see is that the ignorant movie going masses are totally apathetic to government corruption and deception. That is the kind of ignorance that allows for fascism and tyranny.  Apparently most Americans would rather worry about the interracial relationships of the Kardashian bimbos. 

I liked the film and will add the Blu-Ray DVD to my collection.  The photography and special effects were somewhat groundbreaking. 

On a side note I want very much to see Carice van Houten in the kind of roles that better test her abilities. I want to see this lovely Dutch lass walk the Red-Oscar Carpet.   As an SAG-AFTRA actor myself, I’d be thrilled to play a scene or two with Van Houten.  Someone needs to cast me as her father or perhaps boss.

I have a script with a starring role for van Houten and I’d love to play her character’s lawyer.  I guess I will have to keep on dreaming.

LAX Dry Ice Bombs Obvious Work of a TSA Baggage Screener

Los Angeles, CA—For the second night in a row dry ice bombs exploded in LAX terminals housing international flights. However tonight there were reportedly three bombs discovered, two of them were duds.

The bombs were planted in to so-called “sterile areas” of Terminal 2 and the Bradley International Terminal.  It’s obvious that the suspect is familiar with the video surveillance camera locations and is well acquainted with airport security procedures.  

I will go out on a limb and suggest that a near-do-well TSA baggage screener is trying to get elevated to hero status and a win a promotion.  He, and yes I’m sure the offender is a male has a nefarious self-aggrandizing plan. 

Frankly getting bombs and firearms past the TSA checkpoints is child’s play.  The TSA has been running an expensive fraud on travelers as they have done nothing more than create an illusion of security. Along the way they created a massive jobs program for the hard corps unemployables they put in faux law enforcement uniforms.

The TSA security theater program was nothing more than a way for tyrannical politicians to gain the cooperation of worried travelers to abandon their Constitutional rights against unreasonable searches. 

This is a solvable case that will be cracked through skilled interrogation techniques by investigators.  Stay tuned. 

Why The DC Cops Stood Down During The Face Off With Our Veterans

Obama Loyalist Cathy Lanier

Washington, DC—The Obama Administration sent out the Metropolitan DC police to forcefully remove or arrest aging military veterans from their own monuments. 

The cops were out in force armed with guns, stun guns, clubs, tear gas and riot helmets. When it came to the point of the veterans refusing orders to disperse or to discontinue their dismantling park service barricades the cops simply backed off of their mission and allowed the veterans to carry on.

First and foremost the veterans were peaceful and did not represent a public safety threat. They simply made a strong stand against the fascist Obama junta.

In a stunning display of disobedience the police actually stood down rather than engage in violence against the veterans.  There can be no doubt that Whitehouse officials are livid that the cops allowed the veterans to dump hundreds of barricades at the entrance of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Barack Obama was humiliated beyond words by the cop’s refusal to follow orders.  I fully expect supreme Obama loyalist and police chief Cathy Lanier to make heads roll within her department over the refusal by officers to advance on the veterans.

The fact remains that the all time legal precedent in such matters was established in post World War Two Nuremberg, Germany during the trials of Nazi war criminals.

The accused Nazi’s raised the defense that they were only following orders.  Had they refused to follow those orders they would have been hanged or shot for treason.  That of course was a well-know fact since the Reich was executing anyone and everyone within the military that showed any sign of disobedience to orders. The following orders defense failed. 

The DC cops were really looking at mirror images of themselves when they faced off with the old veterans. They did not have the taste or desire to bear the shame of muscling the very men that had fought for our basic liberty and freedom.

Some will argue that the cops were outnumbered or afraid.  I don’t buy that for a second.  What happened was the officers recognized that their oath of office and duty was in conflict with the orders from the Whitehouse and acted accordingly.

Now it will be incumbent upon Americans to defend and support every DC cop that refused unlawful commands to victimize our veterans under color of law.

Obama’s Dangerous Battle With America’s Military Veterans

Washington, DC—Barack Obama has deeply divided this nation by class and race.  He has pitted a huge population of illegal aliens with ignorant and poor African-Americans against America’s productive taxpayers.

Obama has made war on our military veterans with a highly visible hate campaign. Obama has used the government shutdown to victimize veterans in a highly offensive and provocative manner.  This has turned out to be yet another one of Obama’s serious blunders.

Our nation's war memorials were built mostly with private funds.  They are located in the sprawling Capital Mall area.  The government does nothing with them but but clean a little refuse and cut the grass.  The grass did not stop growing nor did the winds cease to blow trash and leaves onto the area containing the monuments because of the shutdown.

In a shockingly provocative move the Whitehouse ordered barricades be brought in and ordered that police eject potential visiting veterans.  The cost for the blockades and security trolls substantially exceeds any routine maintenance expense by far. 

Our veterans along with some members of Congress went in and moved the barricades and visited the monuments honoring the bravery of our precious veterans.  Many of these heroes won’t get a second chance to visit the monuments because of their advanced age and health. 

In a second insult the Whitehouse opened the entire mall for a demonstration on behalf of the millions of Mexican trespassers demanding citizenship!  Of course unlike our respectful veterans the illegal aliens left behind loads of their trash for taxpayers to eat.

Obama knows that the majority of our veterans served this nation fighting Communists in the Korean and Viet Nam wars.  They were trained to kill Communists that were seeking to force their form of slavery on others.

The fact is that killing Communists was and still is a necessary and honorable mission.  The problem is that we have allowed Communists to occupy or Congress and Whitehouse.  We need to learn how to purge these bastards before they procreate any more.

Before Obama’s term expires everything points to his testing the waters of Martial Law by creating unnecessary conflicts. 

What Obama does not realize is that there are many more veterans than he can imagine that want to see him and his henchmen dragged out of the Whitehouse and tried for Treason than he can ever imagine. 

The veterans have the training and own the majority of firearms in America. They have already demonstrated their determination and bravery.  They have also passed those skills and values on to their sons and daughters.

The legions of ignorant welfare zombies and illegal aliens are no match for our veterans in any fight.  Today’s cops and military members will always side with their parents over any Obama loyalists. 

Government cash drives our military contractors but there are a few veterans among them that have access to some serious weapons of mass destruction.  It would not require much effort for some contractor to take out the Whitehouse and it’s occupants.

Obama better learn how to be a good lame duck and not push his luck.  Biting our veterans is biting the hand that feeds him. Obama should lay low while he can and retire peacefully.  To do otherwise will make some serious drama this nation does not want or need. 

Make no mistake millions of Americans are still more than willing to shed blood in the name of liberty and freedom.

Crimefile News Editorial The Obamacare Disaster

Los Angeles Emergency Medical Care Waiting Room.  

Obamacare was a overly ambitious Socialist project that could never possibly be realized. It is a bureaucratic nightmare that was spawned in Hell. We must stop this abomination now!

America allowed for a massive healthcare crisis because of the huge invasion of all of Mexico's and Central America's poor illegal immigrants. No emergency room could refuse to provide free services at taxpayers expense for these trespassers.

Obamacare must be trashed and a new effort must made. to allow insurance companies to insure equitably.

We need immigration reform but not what the bolsheviks have suggested. We need to deport the illegals and prevent any more from coming.

Workers are needed and immigrants do deserve green cards if they properly follow the law of the land.

Sneaking past our border guards does not qualify anyone for free medical care, welfare benefits or the right to shape our political policy.

Video About Mayor Bloomberg's Total Deception on Gun Rights

News gathering Video Technology and Guerilla Journalism!

Los Angeles, CA—Wherever you go in the City of Angeles doing news the paranoid public relations people and their security agents demand absolute control over anyone shooting video.   The equipment to shoot quality video was cumbersome and difficult to move around without attracting loads attention.  That’s changing faster than the speed of light.  They can’t seem to repress the journalist with the notepad but ejecting cameras from most real estate has proven all too easy.

Today you can shoot very watchable video with quality iPhone cameras and a host of small camera choices.  The somewhat new GoPro cameras are nothing short of incredible.   I have two of them now; the Hero 3 and a Hero 3+ are in my video gathering arsenal.

Any day now and I will take delivery of a Blade 350 Quadcopter that will zip right past security guards, police and fire lines.  It will instantly defeat even the tallest walls and fences to obtain exceptional HD GoPro camera video.

On the ground I’m looking for ways to conceal the little GoPro cameras so I can do interviews and get B-Roll without attracting any unwanted attention.  I am learning to do low profile scene stand-ups guerrilla style.  My goal is to get in and out of the scene before anyone knows I’ve gathered my needed video. 

Quality audio is important so as you see I will rely on a Zoom H4N recorder with lavalier or shotgun microphones.  As you can see below the onboard microphone does not cut the mustard!  As a freelancer there are really no equipment limits as long as I can bag the story.

The tiny GoPro needs some stabilization when handheld and there are solutions in the way of small Steadcam type devices that can be obtained and employed.  

Most mainstream news directors and editors are presently fumbling around with the lawyers, journalism ethics professors hoping to learn if they can embrace the technology for their own reporters and photographers.  In the meantime I will go out and get the story! 

The Blade 350 can be purchased from B&H Photo 1-800-221-5743