Taxi to the dark side

Taxi to the dark side 2007 - Alex Gibney

A documentary that tries to retrace the disappearance of an Afghani taxi driver who was captured, tortured, and eventually murdered in the hands of our military trying to seek out terrorists.

This film documents the methods of interrogation our government condoned under the Bush regime.

I saw this in the theatre right before leaving for Egypt for two months - needless to say it made me really ashamed to be American.

And even with our new found hope in Obama, the closing of Guantanamo, and hopefully the end of the war in Iraq - you should be aware that we are still sending hundreds of troops into Afghanistan for reason that aren't so apparent??

Darwin's Nightmare

Darwin's Nightmare 2004 - Hubert Sauper

The story of how the introduction of a simple fish to Lake Victoria decimated the biodiversity, industry, and society of a region.

The 'nile perch' was introduced to the lake in the late 60's as a way for the locals to feed themselves and bring in money to the region through exporting the surplus. Unfortunately, no one perceived how well this fish would thrive in this new environment and what change this would bring to those so dependent on Lake Victoria for their livlihood.
I think this quote from the director is really telling of true status of developing regions around the world:
"I could make the same kind of movie in Sierra Leone, only the fish would be diamonds, in Honduras, bananas, and in Libya, Nigeria or Angola, crude oil."

Makes you really think about the fish you stick in your mouth!

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