Dirty wars

DVD 2013

It's the dirty little secret of the War on Terror: all bets are off, and almost anything goes. The rules of the game and of engagement have fundamentally changed. Today drone strikes, night raids, and U.S. government targeted killings occur in corners across the globe, killing untold numbers of civilians. Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill traces the rise of the Joint Special Operations Command, the most secret fighting force in U.S. history,...

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Military intelligence United States

Scahill, Jeremy Film adaptations

Special operations (Military science) United States History 21st century

Targeted killing United States History 21st century

Terrorism Prevention

Terrorism Prevention Government policy United States History 21st century

United States History, Military 21st century

United States Military policy History 21st century

United States Military policy Moral and ethical aspects

United States. Joint Special Operations Command

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ISBN:

9780788617201
0788617206

Edition:

Widescreen

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
4 3/4 in
digital optical surround Dolby Digital 5.1
laser optical NTSC
video file DVD video Region 1

Target Audience Note:

MPAA: Not rated
CHVR: 14A

Notes:

Special features: Breaking out of the green zone making-of featurette, trailer
"Sundance Selects"--Container's spine
Originally released as a documentary film in 2013
Based on the book Dirty wars : the world is a battlefield / Jeremy Scahill
Original music, Davide Harrington ; performed by Kronos Quartet ; editors, Richard Rowley, David Riker
Narrated by Jeremy Scahill
DVD, NTSC region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1
In English with optional Spanish subtitles and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH)

Contents:

A secret army
A war without end
A journalist determined to uncover the truth

Control Number:

956128

UPC:

030306988498

Other Authors:

Arnove, Anthony, 1969- film producer
Big Noise Films, production company
Civic Bakery (Firm), production company
Coughlin, Brenda, film producer
IFC Films
MPI Media Group, film distributor
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Scahill, Jeremy. Dirty wars
Riker, David, 1963- screenwriter
Rowley, Rick, film director
Scahill, Jeremy, narrator, screenwriter, film producer
Sundance Selects (Firm), film distributor

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