Abu Ghraib Tape CIA would like to destroy

“Man torturing man is a fiend beyond description. You turn a corner in the dark and there he is. You congeal into a bundle of inanimate fear. You become the very soul of anesthesia. But there is no escaping him. It is your turn now… “
- Henry Miller
Alex Gibney's new documentary Taxi to the Dark Side (to be released in the US January 2008) is apparently a dispiriting, devastating indictment of the Bush administration's detention and torture policies that have done so much to reinforce the United States' reputation around the world. Anyway, loony tunes conservatives will be able to ask why the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hates America when the movie is, as other members of the bloggersphere predict, nominated for a Best Documentary Oscar.



Below former military interrogator Damien Corsetti is asked about what he saw and participated in at Abu Ghraib and Bagram detention centers. Former FBI Special Agent and interrogator Jack Cloonan is then asked why after seeing the interrogation scene in Iraq and Afghanistan the FBI pulled out. His response which reflects on 'future blowback' from the Abu Ghraib abuses and photos is important and reflects what the majority of the European left have been saying since 9/11.


Interview with the film director here:

NOTES: Taxi to the Darkside, won Best Documentary Feature prize at its premiere at the 2007 Tribeca, Newport and Ojai film festivals. Tom Tomorrow, Sydney Blumenthal and BBC4 viewers have all been affected by it.