At first it's believed to be a search for biological weapons and it's pursued without regard to its cost.
8 seconds sound clip from the V for Vendetta movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:33:24 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Our story begins, as these stories often do, with a young, up-and-coming politician.
- He's a deeply religious man and a member of the Conservative Party.
- He's completely single-minded and has no regard for the political process.
- Eventually, his party launches a special project in the name of national security.
- However, the true goal of this project is power. Complete and total hegemonic domination.
- The project, however, ends violently.
- But if your ultimate goal is power, how best to use such a weapon?
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