Torturing Democracy is a documentary film made for PBS. PBS decided not to air it until the day after Bush left office. Given the subject, the chosen air date raised a few suspicions. It is now letting member stations air it if and when they choose. (The Seattle PBS station has completely wussed out, but is trying to save face by airing the documentary at 11pm the day before the election and then the Saturday after.)
Forgive me for asking such a basic question, but isn't the point of reporting to give us the facts so we can make informed decisions? Shouldn't this be the kind of information we get before an election? When did that turn into a bad thing? This is like the New York Times sitting on the story of Bush's illegal wiretaps until a year after the election. Isn't that the kind of thing we needed to know before we re-elected him? That he is actively breaking the law? And shouldn't we have a full picture of the current administration's actions before we elect a new one?
Fortunately, you can at least view the documentary online here. And you can check that same site to see when it is airing in your area. Here is a clip.
I imagine this is going to be very difficult to watch, but it is vital that we get this thing seen far and wide. We have to know what we did (yes, we; we are all responsible for this) so that we can a) stop it and b) prevent it from happening again.
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I don't agree with the decision to leave the air date decision to member stations, but I kind of see an argument for waiting until after the election. I wouldn't want this subject to be dismissed as a partisan issue - esp since Bush isn't running. My hope is that it keeps or puts the issue on the table for the new administration and doesn't get swept into the dustbin of history. I'm not confident about that, btw, whoever wins this election.
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