{"id":1257,"date":"2009-11-09T10:42:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-09T15:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=1257"},"modified":"2009-11-09T10:42:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-09T15:42:00","slug":"torture-update-andy-worthingtons-excellent-new-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/09\/torture-update-andy-worthingtons-excellent-new-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Torture Update: Andy Worthington’s Excellent New Film"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andy Worthington, the author of The Guantanamo Files<\/em>, is touring the U.S. with his excellent new film, \u201cOutside the Law: Stories from Guant\u00e1namo<\/strong>.\u201d <\/a> He will be in California later this week. Tour schedule is here<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n

“Outside the Law” does a fine job of blending the legal issues and personal details to burn home the human cost of subverting the Constitution.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I saw the film last night at a Future of Freedom Foundation <\/a>event in Fairfax, VA. Worthington’s reputation drew some Pentagon folks to the event who don’t normally show up at libertarian think tank gigs…<\/p>\n

The film will probably be offered for sale as a DVD in the coming months. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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