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<P>Dear Juli,</P>
<P><A
title=http://action.humanrightsfirst.org/campaign/ptt_stop_torture/inu7e6s99ebiiwk?
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align=right border=0></A>The 7th season of "24" began Sunday
on The FOX Network. The program is essentially an hour long,
prime time advertisement for torture.</P>
<P><STRONG><A
title=http://action.humanrightsfirst.org/campaign/ptt_stop_torture/inu7e6s99ebiiwk?
href="http://action.humanrightsfirst.org/campaign/ptt_stop_torture/inu7e6s99ebiiwk?">Please
join us in signing a letter to the Executive Producers
asking them to show torture in a more responsible
manner.</A></STRONG></P>
<P>The first four episodes of the program, which aired on
Sunday and Monday nights, appear to be designed to prove
that those who are on the front lines in the struggle to
stop terrorism understand that torture is an effective and
necessary tool.</P>
<P><STRONG><A
title=http://action.humanrightsfirst.org/campaign/ptt_stop_torture/inu7e6s99ebiiwk?
href="http://action.humanrightsfirst.org/campaign/ptt_stop_torture/inu7e6s99ebiiwk?">Watch
our review of "24" – a 3-minute video that examines the
first four episodes of Season 7.</A></STRONG></P>
<P>Here are some of the plot points:</P>
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<LI>An FBI agent who is presented as adamantly opposed to
torture drops her opposition soon after she is put in
charge of an investigation to stop terrorists from killing
thousands of Americans.
<LI>Jack Bauer, the hero of the show, delivers a
passionate defense of his use of torture while hero music
plays in the background. Later a U.S. security agent tells
Bauer that "it is wrong" that some people question Bauer's
use of abusive interrogation tactics.
<LI>Several torture scenes depict torture being used by
Bauer and other "patriots" who supposedly have no other
choice. Every time the good guys use torture terrorists
immediately provide information. </LI></UL>
<P>Obviously many of the more than 12 million people who
tuned in for the opening episodes are sophisticated enough
to understand that this is just TV. But the relentless
promotion of torture by "24" has already had an impact.
Military educators report that "24" is one of the biggest
problems they have in their classrooms and junior soldiers –
even interrogators at Guantanamo Bay – have copied
techniques they have seen depicted on the program, according
to information gathered by journalists and Human Rights
First.</P>
<P>We are concerned about the impact of "24" abroad as well.
The first six seasons were re-broadcast in dozens of
countries (including a number of countries in the Middle
East) where the program has undoubtedly reinforced negative
stereotypes about U.S. forces and the way they treat
detainees.</P>
<P>At a time when President-elect Obama is considering
action that will close the door on the sorts of abuse that
Bauer specializes in, we are urging "24" to stop promoting
torture.</P>
<P><A
title=http://action.humanrightsfirst.org/campaign/ptt_stop_torture/inu7e6s99ebiiwk?
href="http://action.humanrightsfirst.org/campaign/ptt_stop_torture/inu7e6s99ebiiwk?"><STRONG>Please
join us in sending a letter to the Executive Producers of
the program that encourages them to begin showing torture in
a more responsible fashion.</STRONG></A></P>
<P>Sincerely,</P>
<P>David Danzig<BR>Director, Primetime Torture Project</P>
<P>PS We have made a training film for use in military
classrooms. The film features interviews with real-life
interrogators who explain that torture may work on TV but it
won't work in the field. Every time we show the film to
soldiers, sailors and marines in training they ask the same
questions. "If Bauer's techniques don't work, what does? How
do you 'break' a hardened terrorist and get him to talk?" To
answer these questions as fully and powerfully as possible
we have decided to make a second training film that will
also feature real-life interrogators talking about their
methods rather than commenting on Bauer's. <A
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href="https://secure.ga1.org/05/etn_ptt/nE7wfzi91GgrC?"><STRONG>Please
support the production of this film.</STRONG></A>
Those who contribute $250 or more to production will have
their names listed in the credit portion of the
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