Alexander THE GREAT AND PHILIP OF MACEDON MIRROR THE CIA/OSS

Rating: 10/10 (5 December 2004)

The life of Philip of Macvdon as played by Val Kilmer closely mirrors the life of Wild Bill Donovan the leader of the Office of Strategic Service during the second world war. Like Philip, Donovan took a nation state and set it on the path to being a world power. The man who seemed like a child of Donovan was President REAGANs cabinet member Bill Casey Director of the Central Intelligence Agency during 1981 to 1987. Casey helped impose Pax Americana on the world and pressed the Evil old Soviet Empire to the firewall as one of my Brock University Profs Craig Hanyan said. Casey launched the ambitious Opeation Ivy Bells that monitored undersea Russian communications cables. The Iran Contra affair was Caseys version of Alexanders Indian campaign because there were setbacks and it was agreed by historians that both men reached too far. Casey passed away before being called to testify in the Iran-Contra affair before president REAGANS second term was over making the student of history muse that both Casey and Alexander were called away before their time. Then who would represent Ptolemy at the CIA you might ask why none other than former CIA agent PORTER GOSS and current Director of Central Intelligence. GOSS is already a hero for his former work with the CIA and willing himself to walk again after a lengthy illness, he is also a statesman from his time as a Republican Congessman from Florida. It is during the watch of DCI GOSS that more of the history of DCI Casey will be written. So like Ptolemy played by Anthony Hopkins DCI GOSS too will chronicle the life of one of his Predeceasers DCI Casey. Not to be left out of this Brotherhood of SPOOKS the Godlike President GEORGE W BUSH is like the mighty God Zeus because Air Force One sounds like thunder.
Angelina Jolie does a creditable job of acting. I liked Val Kilmer as Philip of Macedon immensely. I gave Alexander a ten out of ten. To paraphrase President Reagan there will always be a bright dawn for America and the CIA.