As box office numbers show that Bruno opened in first place this past weekend, documents released under the Freedom of Information Act from the Alabama National Guard would offer a sneak peak at the tactics used by Bruno producers to make the movie happen.

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By John Greenewald, Jr.

NORTHRIDGE (BlackVault) - July 14, 2009 - "We have been exploring the fabric of America, telling the story of her citizens by visiting the workplace... While in the Huntsville, [Alabama] area, we would be honored to film with the Alabama National Guard.  You are a strong and proud organization that carries out your challenging duties with bravery and class."

Sounds like a legitimate request to chronicle the actions of the Alabama National Guard.  But little did they know; the true men in uniform were about to get entangled in one of the most feared events for anyone... a visit by Sasha Baron Cohen, and one of his many identities.

In this case, Bruno. 

As box office numbers show that Bruno opened in first place this past weekend, documents released under the Freedom of Information Act from the Alabama National Guard would offer a sneak peak at the tactics used by Bruno producers to make the movie happen.

Statements like the above, and, "We have been fortunate enough to film with local sports team and their tireless athletes, artists in the culinary industry, politicians, fashion designers, professional musicians, and many others professional who contribute to the rich and vibrant tapestry of our country," are only the few ways that producers gain access to whatever they want.

The documents bring up an interesting question widely ignored by some comedic writers and producers.  How far is too far?  At a time of war and national distress, the National Guard arguably more than any other agency responsible for domestic security, should not be a target of such deceiving and misleading projects.

And yet, time was wasted, projects were misrepresented, and the entire day, including the piece that would later become part of the movie, was a joke.

In addition to the tactics employed by the makers of "Bruno," the documents shed light on the cover production company used by Cohen and his producers, called Amesbury Chase Productions, misrepresented to the Alabama National Guard as a legitimate business. It has since been deleted from the internet.

To download the documents, and read more of the exchange between "producers" at the Amesbury Chase Production offices, logon and visit The Black Vault website at http://www.TheBlackVault.com

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Authors Bio:
John Greenewald, Jr. - http://www.theblackvault.com

In 1996, John Greenewald, Jr. began researching the secret inner workings of the U.S. Government at the young age of fifteen. With targets like the CIA, FBI, Pentagon, Air Force, Army, Navy, NSA, DIA, and countless others Greenewald utilized the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to gain access to thousands of records.

With a pile of documents on the topics of UFOs, the JFK Assassination, chemical/biological/nuclear weapons, top secret aircraft and more, Greenewald began scanning the documents to the internet for the world to access.

In time, this online archive, known globally as The Black Vault, has grown into the largest private online collection anywhere in the world, totaling more than 460,000 pages.

John Greenewald has been featured on television networks such as The History Channel, Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, A&E, FOX, NBC, along with international networks such as the BBC (UK) and NTV (Russia).

In published media, Greenewald has been featured and quoted in more than one hundred articles, in papers such the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Daily News, the Baltimore Sun, and featured on the front page of Yahoo! as one of the top stories for the day.

In broadcast radio, Greenewald has been featured on stations worldwide, including Coast to Coast AM (Premier Radio Network - syndicated), the Adam Carolla Show (CBS Radio - syndicated), the Bob & Sheri show (Greater Media Radio syndicated), and many others.

At the age of twenty-one, Greenewald published his first book Beyond UFO Secrecy in 2002. This book has recently been put into a second expanded edition, and re-published by Galde Press in January, 2008.

Today, his path towards creating The Black Vault led him to a career in television production, as a supervising producer, writer, director and editor. Currently working at Weller/Grossman Productions in North Hollywood, California, his many shows can be seen on The History Channel, National Geographic Channel, and Discovery Channel to name a few.