The torture question / written, produced and directed by Michael Kirk ; a Frontline coproduction with Kirk Documentary Group, Ltd. ; WGBH Educational Foundation.
The program traces how decisions made in Washington, D.C. in the immediate aftermath of September 11th led to a robust interrogation policy that laid the groundwork for prisoner abuse in Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay, and Iraq. The program provides the context for understanding how the rules were con...
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| Language: | English |
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Closed-captioned. |
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[Alexandria, Va.] :
PBS Video,
[2005], ©2005.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other Uniform Title: | Frontline (Television program)
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| Format: | Video DVD |
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The program traces how decisions made in Washington, D.C. in the immediate aftermath of September 11th led to a robust interrogation policy that laid the groundwork for prisoner abuse in Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay, and Iraq. The program provides the context for understanding how the rules were confused, how lines of authority were blurred, and what happens when the authorization of "coercive interrogation" makes it way into the battle zone. The program focuses on the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq as a case study in prisoner abuse. |
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| Note: | Originally broadcast on October 18, 2005 as a segment of the television program Frontline. Streaming video is offered in either Windows Media or RealPlayer formats. Includes optional audio commentary by Michael Kirk. Contains graphic imagery and descriptions of abuse. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | DS79.76 .T67 2005 VideoDVD |
| System Details: | Streaming video requires appropriate software. |
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Narrator, Will Lyman ; reporter, Jim Gilmore. |