Dirty Wars

2013 · 87 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 9,444 VOTES · DIR. Rick Rowley

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Overview

Investigative journalist, Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars, and examines how the US government has responded to international terrorist threats in ways that seem to go against the established laws of the land.

Dialogue Timeline — 474 lines

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00:32:21 [♪...] [Man sings in foreign language]
00:36:17 >> Woman: [ln foreign language]
00:39:13 >> Scahill: I'd heard the story many times in Yemen. President Obama personally
00:41:36 It's not true. >> Yeah, back there. >> Man: Does the Pentagon have
00:43:17 I thought it might be a setup. Every story I worked on seemed to trace back to j-soc, and now
00:45:00 asked to do, and where, and for what purpose. A lot of it was of
00:47:14 was another strike, and this time the yemeni government issued a press release naming
00:48:53 they had against his son, but the government refused. They had ordered the
00:50:35 >> Scahill: I wasn't surprised when Washington ignored the killings in gardez.
00:52:49 All of the feelings of the American muslims were similar to everybody else in America's--
00:54:54 really-- his life in America. But things came differently. >> Can you explain to me why
00:57:02 states.
00:59:12 islam, and his sermons reflected a growing anger. >> Al-awlaki: We are watching
01:00:37 [survivors of U.S. raid on gardez heard earlier in this film...] >> I'd seen the same pattern
01:02:17 of defense, vice-president, chairman of the joint chiefs, the president himself, but it
01:03:55 Afghanistan and frankly, across the globe, as we look at hot spots in Yemen, where you
01:05:25 secret, but that didn't mean we knew the truth. >> Man: [With distorted voice]
01:07:17 [♪...]
01:09:10 [♪...] Before arriving in Somalia, I'd read reports that the U.S.
01:11:26 general, wandering the streets with an endless kill list and a band of men.
01:13:05 They don't need even to touch to tell them. They know very well.
01:15:58 [Birds chirp]
01:18:56 abdulrahman was... He was very, very gentle boy and he never hurt anybody.
01:21:56 Somehow, in front of our eyes, undeclared wars have been launched in countries across

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed474
Dialogue density5.4 lines / min
First line00:32:21
Final line01:21:56

Production Record

DirectorRick Rowley
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes9,444