Asymmetrical Information

Drones and Clones

Regarding my prior post, Safire gets it:

This prescient investigative memo was sent to F.B.I. headquarters in Washington and New York — and was ignored. (What do they know in Phoenix?)

But can you imagine if word had reached the F.B.I. from Tenet at the C.I.A. that the president was personally interested in data about Qaeda threats in the U.S.? Every field office would have been instantly alerted and recent files searched; the troubling Williams memo would have rocketed up the chain and hit the president's desk the next morning.

I was also underwhelmed by Attack of the Clones. This represents my first opportunity to exploit fully the words of Moses Hadas: "I have read your book and much like it." How can any hollywood producer, let alone Lucas, have missed the lessons of Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter? A good story with compelling characters can turn first rate special effects into a blockbuster. I can't think of much that was compelling or engrossing in "Clones". Well, perhaps the skin-tight Portmann wardrobe.

I have seen your movie and much like it...