keeara Dirty WarsI think this documentary in particular was made for for all U.S. Citizens who are completely clueless about what information the U.S. Government has been keeping from us. I believe the purpose of this film is to bring everything that has been in the dark about the country we live in to the light. Put out the information and attacks of the J SOC innocent people were killed! Women and children were killed because they are all considered "terrorist" and U.S citizens have no real insight on these pointless hidden tragedies. Jeremy Schahill was speaking and writing nothing but the truth throughout the documentary he discussed J SOC and Drone attacks and Identified certain members or leaders of these powerful special opp groups. This documentary really shocked me and open my eyes to everything that could be going on in the world that I myself haven't been paying attention to or have been possibly misinformed about. Like for instance the killing of Osama bin laden. On a scale of one to ten I'd definitely rate this one a 10. Jeremy is terrific and an amazing writer.

imizrahi2002 it's not where i think i'll find anything about how people feel about certain situations... but the reviews i read here? wow! talk about insights into how people view the US and its workings...from around the world. i haven't lived in the US for years. as soon as i realized i'd found a place that does with the tax money what i wanted to be done with it, i'd realized it was where i wanted mine to go...what i want is an environment that is relatively safe and healthy to have families in. where people in need due to circumstances mostly beyond their control would be supported through hard times. even though i have to pay at least 8% more out of each paycheck. i'm OK with sacrificing for what i believe in...i could've been a soldier in the Vietnam war. i realized then how little that govt truly cared about me or any of its 'non connected' citizens... my knowledge of how pervasive that is has only grown throughout the following decades... if people want to have a better understanding of what i'm talking about, all they need do is read howard zinn's 'a people's history of the united states'. a bit biased, but enough facts to provide any discerning individual with the information needed to come to a clear conclusion.i don't see it as just 'the US govt' as much as i see it as alpha animal behavior. by alpha animal i mean a creature that will do whatever it takes to be and remain alpha. whatever it takes, just as long as 'they get theirs'. it seems to be built right into natural process.and each of these alpha groups, no matter where they're located seem more than willing to tell a version of the story that puts them in the best light. i'd rather point these things out than try to harp on 'this govt/group did this and this govt/group did this...'. for me, if i DO know who's responsible for some things being the way they are, there's no real need to try to convince others. i just go ahead and act on what i think is true.it would seem we all act from our convictions, whatever they may be. and we arrive at these convictions however we may. i lived and accrued information however/from where ever i could, hoping that it might be close to true... but i know how, like the game of telephone, hand me down information can be. and how, many times, it will be purposefully misrepresented by those with a certain agenda. but then there's this REALly inconvenient question i keep coming to... so what IF your govt is perpertrating atrocities against some groups? are you going to arm yourself and take them on? or is this all just an exercise to help exorcise the guilt by association? i don't suggest anything except to live life in a way that makes you a good person in your own eyes...so many of the opposing/conflicting views here seem to already be doing that. so i'll stop now... thanks, btw, for all the insights into your process/es...

michaelbryanton Scahill is one of the best in the business. How do I know that? Because of the leagues of useful idiots for the war machine that come out and try to discredit this documentary without ever challenging a single fact in the presentation.I don't know if these are paid government shills or if they have other personal gains involved or if they are just pathetically blind sheep who will spew out any government propaganda their masters in the industrial military complex tell them to but they are the furthest thing from the patriots they pretend to be.They are dangerous cowards who hurt America. Not much better than the terrorists they are always thumping their chests about.

The_Jimmer For those of you so willing to vilify our government over things done in war, where is your outrage at the acts of terror done to the soldiers, sailors, airmen, diplomats, students and missionaries done by these savages over the decades? In war things go wrong sometimes. It is not planned that way, it just happens. We don't go in looking to kill civilians, but for some reason you seem to forget the intentional and deliberately gruesome be-headings these people performed on captives and innocents. Having worked in this "field" for many years I can say that while there are inevitable regrets, we never, ever go in with the purpose to do harm to innocents.The fact that so many of you are willing to damn your own government along with the men and women who keep you safe in your cushy beds watching netflicks and twitting your latest "bad day at work" scenario is a sad example of the depths to which our country has sunk. Maybe if you spent more time off facebook and out of starbucks you would have a more realistic view of the world and not believe every film, book, or new commentary that pops up.If you dislike the U.S. so much go live in the mountains of Afghanistan or Iraq with the people you seem to idealize and see how long you last and how long they remain your friends.