> > The intention appears to have been to draw a
> > parallel between
> > Straker and Eisenhower, as supreme allied
> > commanders. Straker's
> > character, if only for the sake of contrast with
> > Freeman's, comes
> > across as closer to Patton's than Eisenhower's,
> > though. There is a
> > noticable facial similarity between Straker and
> > Eisenhower.
>
> interesting idea that .......
> >
> > Pursuing the WWII parallels, there is mention of
> > Soviet cooperation
> > with SHADO. There is even a Russian, or otherwise
> > Slavic, doctor at
> > SHADO, though he is given an inexplicably
> > English-sounding surname.
> >
>
> i always wondered about dear Dr. Jackson and his vowel
> carressing accent ...... I mean, that was a royal
> "huh". one hopes that if the series had continued
> someone would have tackled the enigmatic dr. jackson
> whom no one liked and gen. henderson seems to have
> saddled SHADO with.
>
> i could see him being a political refugee or
> something, but then why put him in SHADO? of course,
> he was apparently the other workaholic on the base,
> 'cause he seemed to be there as much as our commander
> was ... there was also the rather odd combination of
> being apparently head psych and security??? or have i
> simply been away from the show too long?
>
> dragon
>
>
>
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