Cenk Uygur
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'Zero Dark Thirty' CIA Agent Denied Promotion
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December 15, 2012
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2:54Now Playing"Members of Congress have called for investigations into whether classified information was shared. The movie's release was delayed amid criticism that it amounted to a reelection ad for President Obama.
The film's publicity materials say that Maya "is based on a real person," but the filmmakers declined to elaborate. U.S. officials acknowledged that Boal met with Maya's real-life counterpart and other CIA officers, typically in the presence of someone from the agency's public affairs office. The character is played by Jessica Chastain."*
The hero CIA agent of the movie "Zero Dark Thirty," about capturing Osama bin Laden, is based on a real woman who ultimately was able to do it. Except in real life, she isn't treated like the hero, and was instead passed over for a promotion. Cenk Uygur tells us about the agent and her plan he couldn't believe someone tried to block.
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