Tag: john le carré

  • Golden Rivers and Freedom wars

    Golden Rivers and Freedom wars

    American made – Iran–Contra affair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Contra_affair – American made film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Made_(film) The Night Manager (novel) – The Night Manager – novel – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Manager – United States involvement in regime change – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_regime_change Air America  – Air America (airline), a former civilian airline operated by the Central Intelligence Agency: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_America_(airline) – Air America (film), a 1990 film adaptation of…

  • Le parapluie à cachetons

    Le parapluie à cachetons

    La recherche sur les médicaments est passée du secteur public au secteur privé juste avant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, avec l’idée qu’une impulsion économique permettrait la découverte de plus de médicaments. Les consommateurs ont naturellement supposé que les grands groupes pharmaceutiques garderaient à l’esprit l’objectif d’une santé meilleure et pour tous, en supposant qu’ils avaient des…

  • The pill umbrella

    The pill umbrella

    Drug research went from the public to the private sector just before World War II, with the hope that economic incentive would enable more drug discoveries. Consumers would assume they would keep in mind common health interest, assuming they had humanitarian values, but it is not what has happened. Big pharmaceutical companies are driven by profit. Research and Development…

  • A Most Wanted Man (a novel and a film)

    A Most Wanted Man (a novel and a film)

    A Most Wanted Man (a novel and a film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1972571 John le Carré: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_le_Carré Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (a novel and a film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1340800/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_7 The Constant Gardener (a novel and a film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387131/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_8 The Night Manager  (a novel and a TV Mini-Series): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399664/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_4