The ACLU blog presents a reminder today of the mournful legacy left us by the Bush administration’s interrogation policies in Afghanistan and Iraq. Omar Khadr was a mere 15 years old when he was arrested in Afghanistan for the murder of a U.S. soldier. After being tortured at Bagram Air Base, then imprisoned in Guantanamo… Continue reading The Abuse of Omar Khadr
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Esquire profile: Alex Gibney “is becoming the most important documentarian of our time”
“We are a fallen and dark-hearted species, and so Alex Gibney will never want for work. But immersion in some pretty fetid swamps — telling the stories of the spectacular thieves at Enron (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, nominated for an Academy Award), American torturers in the war on terrorism (Taxi to the… Continue reading Esquire profile: Alex Gibney “is becoming the most important documentarian of our time”
New York Times on Tribeca: “the year of Alex Gibney”
The 9th Tribeca Film Festival opens this week and it seems that Jigsaw films are the highlight. The New York Times yesterday featured a piece about the festival with a brief rundown of the interesting films, and it seemed evident to them which film most impresses: “My Trip to Al-Qaeda,” which exemplifies the loftiest ambitions… Continue reading New York Times on Tribeca: “the year of Alex Gibney”
Enron whistleblower awarded $1.1 million
It may be difficult to believe, but the fallout from the Enron disaster goes on. The Washington Post reported today that a whistleblower who prodded the IRS to act in 1999—two years before the company filed for bankruptcy—should be paid $1.1 million by the IRS for its failure to act on the information he provided… Continue reading Enron whistleblower awarded $1.1 million