http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2008/07/23/film-review-standard-operating-procedure/ Investigative journalist, author, filmmaker and Guantanamo expert Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:54:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2008/07/23/film-review-standard-operating-procedure/comment-page-1/#comment-37154 In the Guardian: The 5th anniversary of the Abu Ghraib scandal by Andy Worthington « Dandelion Salad Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:52:12 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=339#comment-37154 [...] US interrogator Damien Corsetti recalls the torture of prisoners in Bagram and Abu Ghraib, and Film Review: Standard Operating Procedure (a review of Errol Morris’ challenging documentary about the scandal). And for other articles on [...] [...] US interrogator Damien Corsetti recalls the torture of prisoners in Bagram and Abu Ghraib, and Film Review: Standard Operating Procedure (a review of Errol Morris’ challenging documentary about the scandal). And for other articles on [...]

]]> http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2008/07/23/film-review-standard-operating-procedure/comment-page-1/#comment-29813 Jim Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:28:28 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=339#comment-29813 I missed this post when it was first put on the site, but hopefully it's relevant again now that this film is on DVD. I haven't seen the film, but most reviews I've read tend to agree with its apparent view of the few military personnel convicted of crimes at Abu Ghraib as scapegoats, and it's disappointing to see a bit of that even in this review (even if it does say "This is not to excuse [the soldiers'] crimes"). Yes, the White House and Pentagon should be held accountable for the torture of prisoners, but so should the people who actually do the torturing; it's disturbing that the "just following orders" defense is accepted by so many when it's used by certain offenders. I missed this post when it was first put on the site, but hopefully it’s relevant again now that this film is on DVD. I haven’t seen the film, but most reviews I’ve read tend to agree with its apparent view of the few military personnel convicted of crimes at Abu Ghraib as scapegoats, and it’s disappointing to see a bit of that even in this review (even if it does say “This is not to excuse [the soldiers'] crimes”). Yes, the White House and Pentagon should be held accountable for the torture of prisoners, but so should the people who actually do the torturing; it’s disturbing that the “just following orders” defense is accepted by so many when it’s used by certain offenders.

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