i finally saw taxi to the dark side last night. it was striking how quickly the subject matter of that film has taken on the feel of history. the bush administration is still in office, but rumsfeld is gone and the rest are on their way out. the supreme court has ruled that the detainees now have a right to submit habeas petitions to federal court and several detainees have already been ordered released. the incoming administration has promised to close the prison on guantanamo and end the practice of sending detainees there.
it's not over yet, there's no way to undo an innocent taxi driver who were tortured and killed in american custody, and the perpetrators of the torture policy have not answered for their crimes. perhaps they never will. but to me the movie felt a little less depressing now than it would have just earlier this year.
