Gina Telaroli
March 31, 2008 |
1:28 pm EST
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On 60 Minutes last night Murat Kurnaz, an ex-terror detainee, spoke about the torture he received while in Kandahar and eventually Guantanamo. Kurnaz, a German citizen of Turkish descent, was traveling in Pakistan for religious reasons when he was picked up by police and handed over to the Americans.
The story comes roughly a month before the release of Errol Morris’ new film Standard Operating Procedure. I’ve written about the film a lot here on TakePart, both because it’s a Participant Productions film that I’m very proud of and also because I’m simply a huge Errol Morris fan. What’s especially exciting is that the film not only comes at a critical time in terms of the information it presents, but also that the film is getting a lot of praise, including winning the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.
You can watch clips from the film below, including interviews with soldiers. You can read more about Kurnaz at The Washington Post and CBS and you can
by checking out TakePart’s site for the film that includes a section on what you can do and a great panel discussion from Berlin.
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