Well, this is my last post in this thread since it is becoming quickly obvious that I may not be able to convince you and there isn't much relevance to cypherpunks except the "wiretap propaganda" of the movie, but you say that the original poster's "review" of the movie was an accurate description. If that is so, I challenge you to find the so-called "blow job" scene in this movie. I also challenge you to find the scene proving Omega had a "blanket order" to wiretap. Tom Arnold tells Arnie's character atleast twice that what he is doing (wiretapping his wife) is *illegal*. Secondly, the movie does not show that SIGINT was needed to stop the nuclear terrorists. It was HUMINT and the breakin in the beginning of the movie that was used to gather the intelligence neccessary. The entire movie was a comedy without a serious bone in it and I certainly don't think it was intended as pro-government wiretap. Finally, there is the subtle implication that making Arabs the enemy was a racist intention. There are a plethora of reasons why this was done other than racism. For 40 years, the enemy in our movies and culture was the USSR. Now that the USSR is gone, the only new enemies for Hollywood are either Columbian drug lords, corporations, or Islamic fundamentalists. It's not because they are Arabs, but because the middle east is the current hotbed of conflict, and Arab funded terrorists can and do plant bombs around the world. (one exploded the other day in South America) The PC crowd has a habit of jumping to conclusions before examining the facts. (did you know that the last four disney movies were racist pro-nazi propaganda? Check out the old threads in rec.arts.movies and rec.arts.animation. Or look at the hoopla over Basic Instinct) All I can say to people is go to the movie and judge for yourself. Just remember that Arnie is a libertarian leaning Republican (one of the few in Hollywood) and that James Cameron is known for making movies which are decidedly pro-women with characters like Ripley and Sarah Connor.