[Whitehall]

I explicitedly said "several" books so that one can form an opinion based on more than one prespective.

The National Review has one point of view and Mr. Gaddis' work as a professor of political science at Yale may present a different one. I've read Professor Gaddis' work before and find it well-considered historical analysis and so can recommend it. I don't agree with all he's written. But in matters of fact, such as Verona and the KGB, there is no doubt.

Again, fictional movies are too emotion-laden to serve as the basis for democratic opinion-making by responsible citizens.

As to watching the movie, I'm old enough to remember seeing at least one of the hearings live on TV as a child. It scared me it was so tense. I might pickup the DVD someday but I'm rather down on Hollywood given my bad experiences with their product the last few years. If this movie really added to the political debate, then it would be my duty to see it but from what I can tell, it's bogus claptrap in denial about historical facts. I've got better ways to spend my money and my time.

Feel free to convince me otherwise - a good movie is hard to find.