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Standard Operating Procedure

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:30:59 -0500

Synopsis: Oscar-winning filmmaker Errol Morris (The Fog Of War) examines the creation of the photos of abuse and torture of detainees by U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq - was this standard operating procedure?

'Standard Operating Procedure' First Seven Minutes

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:24:29 -0500

The opening scenes of Errol Morris' Oscar-nominated documentary.

Standard Operating Procedure: Trailer

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:29:54 -0500

Is it possible for a photograph to change the world? Photographs taken by soldiers in Abu Ghraib prison changed the war in Iraq and changed America's image of itself. Yet, a central mystery remains. Did the notorious Abu Ghraib photographs constitute evidence of systematic abuse by the American military, or were they documenting the aberrant behavior of a few "bad apples"? We set out to examine the context of these photographs. Why were they taken? What was happening outside the frame? We talked directly to the soldiers who took the photographs and who were in the photographs. Who are these people? What were they thinking? Over two years of investigation, we amassed a million and a half words of interview transcript, thousands of pages of unredacted reports, and hundreds of photographs. The story of Abu Ghraib is still shrouded in moral ambiguity, but it is clear what happened there. The Abu Ghraib photographs serve as both an expose and a coverup. An expose, because the photographs of

Standard Operating Procedure: Opening 7 Minutes

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:29:54 -0500

Clip from Standard Operating Procedue shows the opening seven minutes from the documentary.

Standard Operating Procedure

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:11:27 -0500

Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison.

Standard Operating Procedure

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:49:19 -0500

Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison.

Standard Operating Procedure

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:53:57 -0500

Is it possible for a photograph to change the world? Photographs taken by soldiers in Abu Ghraib prison changed the war in Iraq and changed America s image of itself. Yet, a central mystery remains. Did the notorious Abu Ghraib photographs constitute evidence of systematic abuse by the American military, or were they documenting the aberrant behavior of a few bad apples ? We set out to examine the context of these photographs. Why were they taken? What was happening outside the frame? We talked directly to the soldiers who took the photographs and who were in the photographs. Who are these people? What were they thinking? Over two years of investigation, we amassed a million and a half words of interview transcript, thousands of pages of unredacted reports, and hundreds of photographs. The story of Abu Ghraib is still shrouded in moral ambiguity, but it is clear what happened there. The Abu Ghraib photographs serve as both an expose and a coverup. An expose, because the photographs of