Title:      Gitmo: The New Rules of War

Year:       2005

IMDB:       http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481348/

Director:   Erik Gandini, Tarik Saleh

Runtime:    82min

Country:    Sweden

Language:   English

Genre:      Documentary

Awards:     Miami Film Festival, Special Mention 2006
            Seattle International Film Festival, Documentary Award 2006

Video:      DivX 712x480, 29.97fps, VBR

Audio:      AC3 passthrough

Rip:        videoclub2000

_____ Description _____
This documentary was compiled by a two-person team based in Sweden. They investigate the Guantánamo Bay detention facility (GITMO) used by the United States in housing enemy non-combatants for purposes of interrogation to seek intelligence that can be used in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT).

It is clear that the filmmakers do not like the facility; they raise issues regarding application of the Geneva Conventions, and also propose there is a linkage between tough practices for interrogation developed at GITMO and the disaster at Abu Gareb in Iraq.

The documentary, however, does present alternative views, and on the whole this work is balanced and not a piece of propaganda. It raises serious questions regarding the new environment of GWOT, including the role of private contractors and the issues raised by Al Quaeda not being a country, but rather a private organization. In other words, what are the legal and ethical issues that arise when "war" is not between countries, but between countries and private organizations.

_____ Keywords _____
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, War on Terror, 911, 9/11, George Bush, Dick Cheney, American Military, Al Quaeda, USA.