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Dirty Wars
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In Theaters June 7th, 2013
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© 2013 IFC Films
It’s the dirty little secret of the War on Terror: all bets are off, and almost anything goes. We have fundamentally changed the rules of the game and the rules of engagement. Today drone strikes, night raids, and U.S. government–condoned torture occur in corners across the globe, generating unprecedented civilian casualties. Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill (author of BLACKWATER: The Rise of the World's Most Mercenary Army) traces the rise of the Joint Special Operations Command, the most secret fighting force in U.S. history, exposing operations carried out by men who do not exist on paper and will never appear before Congress. No target is off-limits for the JSOC “kill list,” even a U.S. citizen. Director Richard Rowley takes us on a chilling ride with whistle-blower Scahill. Dirty Wars is a battle cry for the soul and conscience of an America few of us know exists.
- Director
- Richard Rowley
- Writers
- Jeremy Scahill
- Actors
- Jeremy Scahill
- Genre
- Documentary, Thriller
- Run Time
- 1 hour 26 minutes
Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes
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Pessimistic, grimly outraged and utterly riveting ...
Stephen Holden, New York Times, 06.06.2013 -
Scahill's so busy Being A Reporter - capital letters are definitely called for - it gets in the way of what he's reporting on.
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe, 06.13.2013 -
It's shocking stuff, even if much of it has already been in the news. That's mostly because of the way that Scahill strings it together into a coherent, convincing argument.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 06.06.2013 -
"Dirty Wars" becomes hard to swat away, no matter how much its style conveys a sense of unconscious insecurity about its assertions.
Steven Boone, Chicago Sun-Times, 06.13.2013
