The Death Squads

Made for Britain’s Channel 4, this film shows the true horrors of the war that are banned from U.S. television. This shocking film investigates the links between the death squads and high-ranking Shi’a politicians, and reveals how Shi’a militias have systematically infiltrated and taken over police units and even entire government ministries. This film investigates the links between these units and the death squads, indeed they often are the death squads, acting with impunity with little investigation into their activities.
While the film implies that U.S. authorities are either ignorant or unconcerned with these atrocities, there is now ample evidence that this was part of a deliberate strategy. The so-called “El Salvador option” uses the death squads to divide the population along sectarian lines, thereby eliminating a unified Iraqi insurgency and justifying a permanent U.S. military presence. 45 min. Download here.