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If you think about it... Gary Busey and Billy Zane have made careers being American villians (Lethal Weapon and Dead Calm anyone?). What's the big deal if he makes films in another part of the world?
I also found it interesting to read the response from the producer of the film:
"These were only a few of the human rights violations by the U.S. in Iraq that the press covered and we followed," Mr. Ozdener said. "We did not intend to insult American people or their values, but only wanted to portray a real tragedy there."
I can easily see the exact same words coming out of a US producer trying to explain why he was villifying an Arab or a German or a Japanese... etc. These films sound like good stories told by storytellers. They know their audience and what they like to hear and see. I don't see this a propaganda per se, rather it is just good business sense.
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