Gina Telaroli January 4, 2008 | 3:05 pm EST
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On Christmas day my family and I went out to theaters to see Charlie Wilson’s War. The movie follows the story of a Congressman, socialite and CIA agent that create their own covert war against the Russians in Afghanistan. But really, the film deals with how the US uses its money and power to “help” other countries.We arrived at the theater 20 or so minutes early, got our seats and talked/looked at the various ads on the screen. At some point I looked up and saw a music video was playing, but after just a few seconds I realized it wasn’t just a music video.It’s one thing to put up ads for things folks can buy before a movie, but to play a video like the one I saw doesn’t encourage people just to forfeit their money but their lives - and with most ads, the forfeiture is for something not worth the money and certainly not worth the life. Is this what the government should be spending their money on - and who is the video targeted to? I think those answers are obvious.Watch below and let me know what you think about what you see… 

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