7 heinous lies �American Sniper� is telling America

[Youppi]

The Clint Eastwood film suggests Chris Kyle was haunted by his actions in Iraq. The truth is more unsettling

The film American Sniper, based on the story of the late Navy Seal Chris Kyle, is a box office hit, setting records for an R-rated film released in January. Yet the film, the autobiography of the same name, and the reputation of Chris Kyle are all built on a set of half-truths, myths and outright lies that Hollywood didn�t see fit to clear up.

Here are seven lies about Chris Kyle and the story that director Clint Eastwood is telling:

1. The Film Suggests the Iraq War Was In Response To 9/11: One way to get audiences to unambiguously support Kyle�s actions in the film is to believe he�s there to avenge the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The movie cuts from Kyle watching footage of the attacks to him serving in Iraq, implying there is some link between the two.

2. The Film Invents a Terrorist Sniper Who Works For Multiple Opposing Factions: Kyle�s primary antagonist in the film is a sniper named Mustafa. Mustafa is mentioned in a single paragraph in Kyle�s book, but the movie blows him up into an ever-present figure and Syrian Olympic medal winner who fights for both Sunni insurgents in Fallujah and the Shia Madhi army.

3. The Film Portrays Chris Kyle as Tormented By His Actions: Multiple scenes in the movie portray Kyle as haunted by his service. One of the film�s earliest reviews praised it for showing the �emotional torment of so many military men and women.� But that torment is completely absent from the book the film is based on. In the book, Kyle refers to everyone he fought as �savage, despicable� evil. He writes, �I only wish I had killed more.� He also writes, �I loved what I did. I still do. If circumstances were different � if my family didn�t need me � I�d be back in a heartbeat. I�m not lying or exaggerating to say it was fun. I had the time of my life being a SEAL.� On an appearance on Conan O�Brien�s show he laughs about accidentally shooting an Iraqi insurgent. He once told a military investigator that he doesn�t �shoot people with Korans. I�d like to, but I don�t.�

4. The Real Chris Kyle Made Up A Story About Killing Dozens of People In Post-Katrina New Orleans: Kyle claimed that he killed 30 people in the chaos of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, a story Louisiana writer Jarvis DeBerry calls �preposterous.� It shows the sort of mentality post-war Kyle had, but the claim doesn�t appear in the film.

5. The Real Chris Kyle Fabricated A Story About Killing Two Men Who Tried To Carjack Him In Texas: Kyle told numerous people a story about killing two alleged carjackers in Texas. Reporters tried repeatedly to verify this claim, but no evidence of it exists.

6. Chris Kyle Was Successfully Sued For Lying About the Former Governor of Minnesota: Kyle alleged that former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura defamed Navy SEALs and got into a fight with him at a local bar. Ventura successfully sued Kyle for the passage in his book, and a jury awarded him $1.845 million.

7. Chris Kyle�s Family Claimed He Donated His Book Proceeds To Veterans� Charity, But He Kept Most Of The Profits: The National Review debunks the claim that all proceeds of his book went to veterans� charities. Around 2 percent � $52,000 � went to the charities while the Kyles pocketed $3 million.

Although the movie is an initial box office hit, there is a growing backlashagainst its simplistic portrayal of the war and misleading take on Kyle�s character. This backlash has reportedly spread among members of the Academy of Motion Picture of Arts and Sciences, which could threaten the film�s shot at racking up Oscars.

[mr4wdTRD]

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[Unforgiv3n]

Location Canada, why do you care

[tokelift]

OP's chitty post gave me aggressive terminal brain cancer

Thanks a lot OP

[Distreser]

[YoungBuilder315]

I can copy and paste liberal fuktard articles from huffing ton post too.

this. fk you ******* op

[Vexidi]

How bout you just fuk on off you dirty French Canadian moose diddler

[Ryan1021]

Could people be any more ass blasted about this movie?

[Buc-u]

Wow they sensationalized parts of the movie? It cant be..

[strengthgained]

I am so angry right now!!

Hahaha jk Idgaf, still proud of him srs

[Spill512]

Wasn't there a sniper that had more kills during the vietnam war? Less confirmed kills because they use to have to have multiple people there to confirm it or something, but he was estimated to have done more and the stories he had were crazy.

[gjames017]

Yup its a MOVIE.

[SxeSam]

I can copy and paste liberal fuktard articles from huffing ton post too.

Good to see mods actually lift. Mirin shoulders and traps brah.

[residesinAZ]

the biggest lie of all is its not even Chris Kyle in the movie...
Its fukin Bradley Cooper! What, am i supposed to believe he went straight from having a hangover in vegas, to philly and all of a sudden he's an elite sniper? wtf.

[yage]

Liberalism is a mental disorder

[mr4wdTRD]

Good to see mods actually lift. Mirin shoulders and traps brah.

I don't lift bro.

[ectobruh]

negged

[Youppi]

So many people angry but can't refute what's been said, typical.

[tank2003]

Negged for being a dick

[tsbalr120]

All the support and links OP provided must mean this is 100% true

[Youppi]

All the support and links OP provided must mean this is 100% true

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/7...nd-chris-kyle/

[East1600plus]

Wasn't there a sniper that had more kills during the vietnam war? Less confirmed kills because they use to have to have multiple people there to confirm it or something, but he was estimated to have done more and the stories he had were crazy.

i remember watching about I think it was a russian sniper in WW2 that held off a huge german battalion and he used an open scope b/c A. he didnt have to raise his head as high and B. no light reflection from the lens scope meaning he didnt give away his position. Cant remember if it was a russian or not just remember something on History channel about the greatest snipers and this guy had a ton of confirmed kills.

[Unforgiv3n]

So many people angry but can't refute what's been said, typical.

Wish I could make you red

[MrVeggie]

we don't accept any other view points of the other side even if they're completely right, otherwise we'll call you a dam liberal.

[TainteD7oh7]

I can copy and paste liberal fuktard articles from huffing ton post too.

ahahah literally just saw this chit story linked on ********. came in to call OP an idiot.

[DeathDefying]

It's just a movie. Who phucking cares?

[newtothelift]

I can copy and paste liberal fuktard articles from huffing ton post too.

Best mod there is ^.

OP is a certified liberal *******ron

[Fist-Of-Freedom]

Obviously the movie was one giant propoganda piece, that's not really news to anyone..

but it was still an OK film. solid 6.5

[JStrez]

1. The Film Suggests the Iraq War Was In Response To 9/11: One way to get audiences to unambiguously support Kyle�s actions in the film is to believe he�s there to avenge the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The movie cuts from Kyle watching footage of the attacks to him serving in Iraq, implying there is some link between the two.

2. The Film Invents a Terrorist Sniper Who Works For Multiple Opposing Factions: Kyle�s primary antagonist in the film is a sniper named Mustafa. Mustafa is mentioned in a single paragraph in Kyle�s book, but the movie blows him up into an ever-present figure and Syrian Olympic medal winner who fights for both Sunni insurgents in Fallujah and the Shia Madhi army.

3. The Film Portrays Chris Kyle as Tormented By His Actions: Multiple scenes in the movie portray Kyle as haunted by his service. One of the film�s earliest reviews praised it for showing the �emotional torment of so many military men and women.� But that torment is completely absent from the book the film is based on. In the book, Kyle refers to everyone he fought as �savage, despicable� evil. He writes, �I only wish I had killed more.� He also writes, �I loved what I did. I still do. If circumstances were different � if my family didn�t need me � I�d be back in a heartbeat. I�m not lying or exaggerating to say it was fun. I had the time of my life being a SEAL.� On an appearance on Conan O�Brien�s show he laughs about accidentally shooting an Iraqi insurgent. He once told a military investigator that he doesn�t �shoot people with Korans. I�d like to, but I don�t.�

4. The Real Chris Kyle Made Up A Story About Killing Dozens of People In Post-Katrina New Orleans: Kyle claimed that he killed 30 people in the chaos of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, a story Louisiana writer Jarvis DeBerry calls �preposterous.� It shows the sort of mentality post-war Kyle had, but the claim doesn�t appear in the film.

5. The Real Chris Kyle Fabricated A Story About Killing Two Men Who Tried To Carjack Him In Texas: Kyle told numerous people a story about killing two alleged carjackers in Texas. Reporters tried repeatedly to verify this claim, but no evidence of it exists.

6. Chris Kyle Was Successfully Sued For Lying About the Former Governor of Minnesota: Kyle alleged that former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura defamed Navy SEALs and got into a fight with him at a local bar. Ventura successfully sued Kyle for the passage in his book, and a jury awarded him $1.845 million.

7. Chris Kyle�s Family Claimed He Donated His Book Proceeds To Veterans� Charity, But He Kept Most Of The Profits: The National Review debunks the claim that all proceeds of his book went to veterans� charities. Around 2 percent � $52,000 � went to the charities while the Kyles pocketed $3 million.

Although the movie is an initial box office hit, there is a growing backlashagainst its simplistic portrayal of the war and misleading take on Kyle�s character. This backlash has reportedly spread among members of the Academy of Motion Picture of Arts and Sciences, which could threaten the film�s shot at racking up Oscars.

I had to post in here due to the OP being a complete phucktard. The only reason they made the movie the way they did was so there would be some sort of arc with a common enemy throughout the story so people could follow along. If it was just like his book it wouldn't really have much flow and get jumbled. They didn't intend to accurately describe his entire life story, they meant to represent it.

[MrVeggie]

I can copy and paste liberal fuktard articles from huffing ton post too.

OP's chitty post gave me aggressive terminal brain cancer

Thanks a lot OP

this. fk you ******* op

How bout you just fuk on off you dirty French Canadian moose diddler

Liberalism is a mental disorder

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Negged for being a dick

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