My normal disposition is rage: against cruel politicians, uppity parvenus, greed, pomposity, vanity, stupidity, bad manners, pandering characters stepping out of fiction...

A white flag that, alas, is not white enough: 'Dr. Strangelove' May Have Stepped Out of Fiction

French commentators are comparing the behaviour of U.S. military leaders in Iraq with that of the fictive figures in Stanley Kubrick's black comedy of militarism and nuclear age 'Dr Strangelove or How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb'.
The U.S. war against Iraq has also led to a revival of Kubrick's film, now being shown in several movie theatres in Paris.
· French Fear [IPSNews]