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  • 'Zero Dark Thirty': Interrogating Reality

    The "problem" with "Zero Dark Thirty"'s portrayal of torture isn't the portrayal itself, but what it represents. Even though waterboarding is now prohibited, that hasn't diminished its value for some in government. To assume torture is a thing of the past—or to criticize "Zero Dark Thirty" for not "banishing" it from serious public discourse—seems to be counterproductive to stopping it, if that's even what we want to do. Full story

    2013 Jan 8 Alex Pasternack Tech
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