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    The Weekly Standard’s Kelly Jane Torrance breaks down the upcoming film, “Zero Dark Thirty”.

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See in Lebanon now destroying important documents as those anti American protests continue outside and they spread to -- The Obama administration is still blaming the chaos on on how -- -- move it.

Later this year a major Hollywood feature film I think to film is set to be released and that could spark a reaction to this.

If people are angry about some silly movie with guys with dish towels on their -- -- -- -- mansion.

The reaction in the Muslim world about the killing of bin Laden showing American serviceman.

Pulling the -- never.

-- -- joining me now is Kelly Jane -- she is with the weekly standard -- giant.

I'm not gonna speculate on the impact of this -- it doesn't -- the Prophet Mohamed but it does show the Obama team organizing the killing of Osama bin Laden.

I'm my accurate -- saying that acted so who made this move.

The movie was made by Kathryn Bigelow and that written by mark -- and they responsible for the Hurt Locker the Iraq War film.

That did very -- the Oscars company if the won best picture.

Best director.

Did very well and -- administration.

Based on how well that -- did it gave a lot of cooperation.

For them making the film about the killing of bin Laden you've got email suffering of information requests that emails came out where in the CIA.

Had that one of the spokes people had said this is the movie we need to work -- a lot of people course wanted to make a movie about.

The killing of bin Laden and they said this is the one we've got to work with these -- the two Oscar winners the most mice behind this this is going to be the -- movie.

So the administration is taking almost pride in this opening up its people fit to to talk about the killing.

Been -- And that's -- will come out of this movie that's what the Arab world will take away from this movie.

That it was the president his administration.

Organizing the killing of bin Laden -- I'm looking for what impact this movie might have.

Well it's interesting because we've seen with this amateur video.

That the administration is been really distancing themselves -- Hillary Clinton and other saying we had nothing to do with this.

They're not going to be able to make that case with -- zero dark thirty which is the name of the and a -- movies coming out later.

Now of course as he said earlier you're right there's this doesn't this movie doesn't -- to you know in salt small comment or any flash points like that but.

Think about this now all these attacks took place on September 11 the anniversary.

Al-Qaeda attacks.

I don't think any sensible person thinks there wasn't some premeditation.

For at least part of these attacks and we found -- eject.

The jeering the when they took control the embassy they raise the al-Qaeda flank.

And on the scene was the younger brother of the net new head of al-Qaeda since Osama has been -- Now clearly.

Al-Qaeda is involved with these things.

I mean look it's an interesting place is this is where it all started that that's where started to spread from I you know when I was in Cairo.

I found it such -- -- -- you've got on a single block you'll have -- that look like they're out of GQ very modern.

Men and then that from a down the block and it looks like shepherds and you know people have been talking about the fact that Al qaeda's popularity has really gone down in the Middle East -- Even just last year.

There were still one in five egyptians had a very favorable view of al-Qaeda -- now that's the real real fast judges sort of a drug when isn't going to be released is -- October.

It was October but there were a lot of complaints that it seem to be election ploy so election the exactly December 90 -- December 19 which studio made it.

I'm I believe in I I believe it was universal our climate sorry I -- OK but December 19 that's what it and -- quite intelligent taunts and -- -- it'd be distributing.

Who is -- heart RBY when I went back in the district look at our thanks so much -- -- -- -- we'll see you again soon thank you.