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grahamhgreen

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12. We have a duty to prosecute torture.

Reply to derby378 (Reply #8)

Fri Jan 4, 2013, 09:39 PM

Jan 2013

"I call on all governments to join with the United States and the community of law-abiding nations in prohibiting, investigating, and prosecuting all acts of torture..."

- George W. Bush, June 2003

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CIA Official Who Destroyed Torture Tapes Squirms at Zero Dark Thirty Abuse [View all] Purveyor Jan 2013 OP

See: The Torturer Movie. Bigelow really sold her soul on ZD30, IMHO. grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #1

By openly showing US forces engaging in torture she "sold her soul"? truebrit71 Jan 2013 #3

The first third of the film is nothing but torture porn, grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #10

The move is brilliant and hard-hitting obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #4

May I ask you a question about the film? Nightjock Jan 2013 #6

Yes, it glorifies torture. grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #14

I suppose, if you like torture porn, and really, the acting was gawd awful, of course, grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #11

it is a fucking movie Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #2

Non fiction. As in it is based on real events. Initech Jan 2013 #5

"Based on actual events" does NOT equal "nonfiction" TroglodyteScholar Jan 2013 #7

Point taken, but if GOODFELLAS could hit close to the actual mark, so can ZD30 derby378 Jan 2013 #8

We have a duty to prosecute torture. grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #12

I couldn't agree more derby378 Jan 2013 #16

I don't have any problem with the film portraying torture as an important part of the story. TroglodyteScholar Jan 2013 #15

At what point is it not "just a movie"? Initech Jan 2013 #9

"I call on all governments to join with the United States and the community of law-abiding nations grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #13

kick samsingh Jan 2013 #17