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'Bully' Documentary: Should Kids Be Allowed to See It?
The documentary "Bully" has been released today in New York and Los Angeles in defiance of the MPAA's R-rating because of the "F-word."
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenThe documentary Bully has been released today in New York and Los Angeles in defiance of the MPAA's R-rating because of the "F-word." Is it time to take childhood bullying seriously? Is it time for Hollywood to update the rating system? Also, France arrests 17 in Islamic militant raids, and the terrorist hunter who's "indispensible" to the CIA.
Banner image: Still image fromthe documentary Bully
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3 storiesFrance Arrests 17 in Islamic Militant Raids
French police have rounded up 17 suspected Islamic militants in cities across the country. Two have already been let go. What's the connection to Mohammed Merah, who was killed last week after admittedly killing seven people, including a rabbi and three Jewish children? Steven Erlanger is Paris Bureau Chief for the New York Times .
Read the story8 minDamaged Children, Clueless Adults and Hollywood Ratings
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is releasing the documentary Bully without a rating after Hollywood's Motion Picture Association of America said it would get an "R" rating because the "F---word" is used repeatedly. Weinstein says that would prevent the target audience, teen-age kids, from seeing it and learning important lessons.
Read the story37 minThe Mysterious Head of the CIA's Counterterrorism Unit
The CIA's campaign against al-Qaeda and the tracking down of Osama bin Laden have been led by a man who's a "collection of contradictions." A chain-smoker who spends hours on a treadmill, he's an enemy of Islamic militants – and a convert to Islam.
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