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The Torture Question

2005

How the post-9/11 "get-tough" policy of the U.S. government worked its way down to the cell blocks of Abu Ghraib

  • Michael Kirk
  • 1h 23m
  • October 18, 2005 · United States of America

Overview

In the uncertain weeks following 9/11, an internal power struggle was underway deep inside the Bush administration. Waged between partisans at the highest levels of the government, that battle — captured in a series of blunt memos — exemplifies the struggle to create a legal framework to give the president authority to aggressively interrogate enemy fighters in the war on terror.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
October 18, 2005
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
PBS,FRONTLINE
Director
Michael Kirk
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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