Scramble for high-grade weapons and technology
Friday, August 28, 2015
This has become the winning storyline for most action blockbusters including The Man From U.N.C.L.E, a 2015 British American action comedy spy film directed by Guy Ritchie (the director of Sherlock Holmes (2009) and (2011). The film is based on the 1964 MGM television series of the same name.
This time around, at the height of the Cold War, CIA agent Solo (Henry Cavill) and KGB agent Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) are forced to put aside longstanding hostilities.
When claims of such gravity are made, especially by a sitting Assistant Minister they cannot be brushed aside, delayed, or treated as routine political noise. Even the Ombudsman has confirmed receipt of a report from a political party and a review of these complaints is now underway. That is a necessary first step. But it is only the beginning. The seriousness of the allegations demands urgency, transparency and clarity. The public is entitled to...