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Thank you for your work in these areas, particularly in showing the historical continuity in the US government’s use of torture during the course of interrogation. Each time this comes to light, whether in the Abu Ghraib scandal or the interrogation manual distributed to the contras in Nicaragua, we’re told by the media that it’s just a few bad apples, and there’s no mention of any precedents. The Costa-Gavras film “State of Siege” should be required viewing, along with teaching about the real-life case of Dan Mitrione and his USAID-sponsored training of police in Uruguay upon which the film was based. These people don’t come up with their torture techniques in a vacuum, they’re all reading from the same papers and manuals, some of which have their roots in the MK-ULTRA program.

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Thanks, Bob! Agree 100%! I've seen "State of Siege" more than once. It is a powerful movie, and one that doesn't get viewed enough anymore. Does anyone even stream it, I wonder? The role of USAID in torture deserves a full discussion.

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Amazon has the movie on DVD for sale, and their Prime Video has a streaming version available for rental.

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Thanks!

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