Dirty wars

Dirty wars

DVD - 2013

Today drone strikes, night raids, and U.S. government-condoned torture occur in corners across the globe, generating unprecedented civilian casualties. Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill traces the rise of the Joint Special Operations Command, the most secret fighting force in U.S. history. No target is off-limits for the JSOC 'kill list,' not even a U.S. citizen. The director takes viewers on a chilling ride with whistle-blower Jeremy Scahill.

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Subjects
Special operations (Military science)
Terrorism > Prevention > Government policy.
Targeted killing > History > 21st century.
Intelligence service > History > 21st century.
Documentary films.
United States > History, Military > 21st century.
United States > Military policy > History > 21st century.
United States > Military policy > Moral and ethical aspects.
Published
United States : IFC Films 2013.
Language
English
Corporate Author
IFC Films
Corporate Author
IFC Films (production company)
Other Authors
Jeremy Scahill (narrator), David Riker, 1963- (writer), Richard Rowley (director), David (Violinist) Harrington (composer)
Item Description
Title from sell sheet.
Physical Description
1 DVD video (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD (NTSC, region 1), widescreen.
Audience
Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits
Written by Jeremy Scahill & David Riker ; produced by Anthony Arnove, Brenda Coughlin, & Jeremy Scahill ; directed and filmed by Richard Rowley ; original music by Davide Harrington ; performed by Kronos Quartet.
ISBN
9780788617201
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Review by Library Journal Review

In order to report objectively on military operations, journalists must risk leaving the comfort of embedded status, where they may regularly forward military press releases to their editors, or report on their participation in highly controlled combat missions. On one such trip outside the "green zone" investigating an incident in Gardez, Afghanistan, Jeremy Scahill (Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield; Blackwater) and filmmaker Rowley found Navy Vice Admiral William McRaven, Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), observing the sacrifice of a sheep in partial reparations for the collateral damage deaths of civilians during a raid for which JSOC denied responsibility. Their further exploration of JSOC, the command that assassinated Osama bin Laden in Pakistan and U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen, uncovers a secret organization that kills when and where it wishes, responsible only to itself, reporting only to the President of the United States. VERDICT This Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature is a chilling, excellently filmed and documented look at our military morality and the impact of covert operations on our international reputation. Adult material; highly recommended.-Cliff Glaviano, formerly with Bowling Green State Univ. Libs., OH (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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