The Ace of Spades Page #4

Synopsis: The wife of a candidate for Parliament is having an affair with the brother of her husband's rival. Her lover is running for election on a promise of building a railway that the community needs, but a wealthy landowner won't give permission for the railway to be built over his land. When the landowner is later found dead, suspicion falls on the adulterous candidate.
 
IMDB:
5.8
Year:
1935
66 min
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years ago is not one of today.

Kyle is calm, almost enchanted by the sermon.

SADDAM (CONT’D)

This is the universal difference

between our worlds. Iraq had

recovered enough territory. If we

went deeper inside Iran we would

have lost Iraqi lives. For many of

our men it was their first combat

experience. Many began to ask,

"Why am I here?", and our leaders

felt Iran had learned their lesson.

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KYLE:

But you finally had the upper hand.

SADDAM:

If a soldier does not see logic, he

will not perform as well or be

obedient. Discipline becomes a

problem. But if he accepts the

task at hand as logical, he will

stay obedient.

KYLE:

Do you see all soldiers this way?

Saddam laughs at Kyle in a way a teacher does to a student.

He’s making his point confidently.

SADDAM:

If you asked the American soldiers,

who came to look for WMD and found

none, removed my leadership and now

replaced them with other dictators,

whether they wanted to stay or go,

they would say go!

KYLE:

Let's be clear. We haven't found

them yet.

SADDAM:

(smugly)

Keep searching.

Kyle moves as if he’s stepped on a nail. For a split second

he realizes that this is going to be a very difficult task.

KYLE:

Do you think you would have lost

the war with Iran if you didn't use

chemical weapons? WMD?

SADDAM:

I do not have an answer for that --

I am not going to answer.

KYLE:

But you did use them.

SADDAM:

I will not be cornered or caught on

some technicality. It will not do

you any good.

(MORE)

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The United States has paid dearly

for its mistakes here in Iraq and

will continue to pay...Iran did not

get the message of our powers. If

we did not break their heads, they

would not have understood.

KYLE:

But UN findings show you had

chemical weapons and you used them.

SADDAM:

History is written and will not

change. No one can stop history

from being written. But let me

remind you that Iran used them at

Muhamra in '81.

KYLE:

So you used them for defensive

reasons!

SADDAM:

(to the point)

I'm not going to answer, no matter

how you put the question.

Saddam pushes back his chair. He’s exhausted.

SADDAM (CONT’D)

I am tired now.

Saddam stands up. He now towers over Kyle in a most serious

way in order to put Kyle in his place.

SADDAM (CONT’D)

For future between us remember.

(beat)

It is not fair for someone in

charge to blame others.

INT. INTERROGATION PREP ROOM - MORNING

Maps of Iraq and pictures of the famous DECK OF CARDS line

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