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Originally Posted by directfiesta
Shit... So the Britts are on it, because the three main characters of the movie have been released, and are now in England, free.
I suppose you saw the " fake propaganda " ...
So happens I did... It is playing on premium channels, well maybe not in the USA...
BTW, what is fake is WMD, liberation, war on terror, link to Al-Quaeda, 15 minutes drome, Nigeria yellow cake , ....
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BTW DF - Nicely made movie by Channel4
Channel 4 have produced a substantial volume of good material over the years covering a wide range of subjects. Tho "Road to Gitmo" was not a documentary, but an account of the experiences of the lead participants and taken from other testimony - Channel 4 appear to concentrate on "actual" documentary content.
I know one guy who used to be based in their edit suites in Central London - that place was bugged by UK intell more often than we had breakfasts
Some of the subject matter was "sensitive" to ongoing issues within government - and ended up in courts where the govt usually lost.
Other stuff may not be "senstive" but covers a range of issues which it is considered a good idea to highlight. One matter was the supplying of arms to the Jakarta regime. These were then used to kill off 1000's of innocent people. A couple of ladies (school teachers) bust into an air base in the UK and smashed the control panels of a number of aircraft which were due for delivery to Jakarta. They were subsequently charged with causing damage worth "zillions" etc and ended up in court.
Their defense council were approached by a couple of journalists and Channel 4 people who had hands-on experience of these killings and also documentary footage of several events.
The judge considered this filmed content be allowed to be introduced at their trial. When they jury saw what was actually being done with these aircraft - they were horrified and refused to find the defendants guilty of any offense.
The govt had their right of appeal - but sensibly declined to use that - there was little basis on which they could appeal the verdict and more likely to be condemned further.
Interesting where Channel 4 footage ends up *lol*
PS And na... ask any real journalist on international issues if his work ever gets published in the US - the answer is *very rarely*.