Dec 13th, 2008 · Faced with a growing dissident movement in 1981, the communist government in Poland declared martial law. The U.S knew it was coming, because a Polish army officer named Ryszard Kuklinski had secretly leaked the plan to the CIA. For nearly ten years, Kuklinski was the CIA's top spy in the Soviet bloc.
Aug 13th, 2008 · Though not an Olympic sport yet — by some measures — mixed martial arts has already overtaken boxing in popularity. Matches are raking in millions on Pay Per View, and CBS recently launched a Saturday Night Fights program. Unfortunately, the popular sport has developed a drug problem.
Jun 30th, 2008 · The deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians more than two years ago led to the high-profile court-martial of eight Marines accused of violating the rules of engagement. The case against the highest-ranking officer charged in the killings was dismissed last week, which the prosecution plans to appeal.
May 26th, 2008 · The Iraqi Army and police are in control of Basra, after a major operation that initially saw the Iraqi security forces at a disadvantage. The Mehdi Army laid down its weapons, but the southern oil city is essentially under martial law.
May 9th, 2008 · Fresh Air film critic David Edelstein reviews Redbelt, the new martial-arts film written and directed by David Mamet. The film tells the story of a principled martial-arts master who steps into the professional fighting ring to save his business.
May 1st, 2008 · Chiwetel Ejiofor plays a martial arts instructor in the new David Mamet film, Redbelt. Before starring in movies, Ejiofor was a prominent stage actor in England. Since then, he has been in such films as Dirty Pretty Things, Children of Men and American Gangster.
Apr 18th, 2008 · Jackie Chan and Jet Li, two well-known martial arts film stars, just finished their first collaboration. Morning Edition and Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan says their new movie, The Forbidden Kingdom, was not worth the wait.
Apr 18th, 2008 · Theoretically based on a Chinese epic, this brightly idiotic fantasy is basically The Wizard of Oz in martial-arts drag. A kung-fu movie buff, hunting for DVDs in Chinatown, gets transported to ancient China to free a warrior from the evil Jade Warlord.