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Release Date:
5 November 2005 (Netherlands) more
Genre:
Documentary
Tagline:
The New Rules Of War
Awards:
2 wins more
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Trailer: Erik Gandini's Videocracy
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Useful and probing documentary of interrogation practices at Guantánamo Bay more (2 total)

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Runtime:
82 min
Country:
Sweden
Language:
Swedish
Color:
Color
Certification:
Sweden:11

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Useful and probing documentary of interrogation practices at Guantánamo Bay, 16 February 2007
Author: eroche from United States

This documentary was compiled by a two-person team based in Sweden. They investigate the Guantánamo Bay detention facility (GITMO) used by the United States in housing enemy non-combatants for purposes of interrogation to seek intelligence that can be used in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT).

It is clear that the filmmakers do not like the facility; they raise issues regarding application of the Geneva Conventions, and also propose there is a linkage between tough practices for interrogation developed at GITMO and the disaster at Abu Gareb in Iraq.

The documentary, however, does present alternative views, and on the whole this work is balanced and not a piece of propaganda. It raises serious questions regarding the new environment of GWOT, including the role of private contractors and the issues raised by Al Quaeda not being a country, but rather a private organization. In other words, what are the legal and ethical issues that arise when "war" is not between countries, but between countries and private organizations.

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