Brilliant. Gripping. Edge of your seat.
Personally, I was and am OK with the “enhanced
interrogations” as conducted in the films, although, according to some of its right wing defenders, the movie grossly exaggerated how far such things were done at all.
And beatings, say these folks, were never allowed.
And beatings, say these folks, were never allowed.
And I am delighted with the message of this movie and hope
it shows all over the Muslim world.
OBL declared war on America and killed thousands of us.
We hunted him and killed him.
Brilliant.
Did I think the film endorsed the use of torture?
No, but it shows and perhaps exaggerates how extensively it was used, and in the movie torture played a significant role in gleaning information used in tracking and killing bin Laden.
And the movie shows agent Maya participating in "enhanced interrogations" from her first day in the field and pouring over videos of torture sessions from what seemed to be numerous "CIA black sites" for hours at a time, trying to connect the tiniest shreds of data.
Has this ever happened to an innocent man?
Without doubt.
There have been many accusations, and in some cases European courts have agreed it has happened.
And that was another movie, was it not?
I can't think of its name and googling a bit didn't find it.
But, anyway, this argument against torture is as silly as the same argument against capital punishment.
Sometimes the wrong guy gets X'd so we have to stop X-ing!
Say, punishing at all, right?
Did I think the film endorsed the use of torture?
No, but it shows and perhaps exaggerates how extensively it was used, and in the movie torture played a significant role in gleaning information used in tracking and killing bin Laden.
And the movie shows agent Maya participating in "enhanced interrogations" from her first day in the field and pouring over videos of torture sessions from what seemed to be numerous "CIA black sites" for hours at a time, trying to connect the tiniest shreds of data.
Has this ever happened to an innocent man?
Without doubt.
There have been many accusations, and in some cases European courts have agreed it has happened.
And that was another movie, was it not?
I can't think of its name and googling a bit didn't find it.
But, anyway, this argument against torture is as silly as the same argument against capital punishment.
Sometimes the wrong guy gets X'd so we have to stop X-ing!
Say, punishing at all, right?
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