Watch Nightline NOW!!!

[bribri16]

Amazing!!!

[OctOct1]

1. Thanks

I almost forgot

[LeighAnn]

2. Fill me in! It's not on here until after Seinfeld or Cosby or whatever

They delay it in my town until 1 am Eastern

[never give n]

3. Got it

Who did he vote for? :crazy:

[babylonsister]

11. Who did you vote for? nt

[never give n]

14. That's what they asked him when he was detained.

[WiseButAngrySara]

15. This is completely inappropriate! It shouldn't matter. It's criminal!

He voted for Kerry but at the time of the elections, supported the War. He's an American citizen. Do we have a Democracy anymore? 'Who did you vote for' as a question under these circumstances is criminal! I still can't believe I just heard that.

[barbaraann]

22. Hi, and welcome to DU!

:) :hi: :)

[ecoflame]

12. Kar said last nite on 'Nightline'

that he supported the war. I don't recall if he said about now or not.

[babylonsister]

4. Thank you-I'm there. nt

[in_cog_ni_to]

5. What's it about? n/t

[babylonsister]

13. An American done wrong, big time. nt

[GetTheRightVote]

6. Thank you for the reminder, Kar is telling it all, how could something

like this happen to an American by their own country.

:kick:

[madeline_con]

7. Who's Cyrus Kar???

He agrees with DUH-bya's foreign policies. (???)

[samsingh]

8. what are you guys talking about?

[oldtime dfl_er]

9. on the west coast...doesn't come on for almost 3 hours

can someone tell me what it's about?

http://www.cafepress.com/scarebaby/654252

[OctOct1]

10. It is about

Cyrus Kar, an American documentary filmmaker who spent 55 days held by U.S. authorities in Iraq as a suspected terrorist.

from Nightline:
Yesterday, we introduced you to Cyrus Kar, an American documentary filmmaker who spent 55 days held by U.S. authorities in Iraq as a suspected terrorist. For those of you who missed the first part, or didn't have a chance to read yesterday's e-mail from producer Dina Demetrius, here's an opportunity to catch up in advance of tonight's finale that focuses on Kar's 53 days in solitary confinement.




"There's a reckless arrest policy, and there's a tremendous amount of humiliation that follows that arrest policy, and I strongly believe that one of the major reasons that the insurgency is growing is because when detainees are released they come out and they're looking for retribution."
-- Cyrus Kar


Part of my job as a producer in Los Angeles is to book "first" interviews for ABC News. I helped to do that for "Good Morning America" in late July when Cyrus Kar, a Los Angeles documentary filmmaker, had just returned home from a harrowing experience in a U.S. detention camp in Iraq, where he was filming. Kar is an American citizen and Navy veteran, and a supporter of the war. He was arrested in Iraq as a suspected terrorist. His story was checked out within days by the FBI, yet he was held by the U.S. military for nearly two months. His family brought in the ACLU. The perfect ending to a perfect nightmare.

The requisite scramble of reporters and booking producers ensued; the series of quick, live network interviews concluded. But when you've experienced the level of fear and abandonment Kar felt as he sat day after day in solitary confinement, the sound bites don't always roll off the tongue. The three-minute live interviews don't do the story justice. I watched Kar's interviews and saw his eyes communicating something much deeper than a description of the facts. Over the following two weeks, Kar revealed to me at greater length his thoughts and feelings about his captivity and the war in Iraq. The shock of his experience was wearing off, the determination to speak out was settling in. He had a lot more to say.

We brought Kar to Washington to sit down in the studio with Ted Koppel and recount, in depth, not just the circumstances of his detention in U.S. custody, but his thoughts on how that detention may be emblematic of a larger problem in Iraq -- one that may continue to create a rise in Iraqi insurgency, and a rise in American deaths. Through his voice you hear the frustration at the slow wheels of justice. Through his eyes you see a sense of humiliation and betrayal from the inside out.

We found Kar and what he has to say compelling enough to devote two shows to it. We hope you join us for tonight's conclusion.

[VOX]

18. Thanks, OctOct1, for the information -- much appreciated. n/t

[Lorien]

20. Thanks so much!

:hi:

[buddysmellgood]

16. Thank you for posting this

[buddysmellgood]

17. What an amazing story!

[Sadie5]

19. Does anyone know what happened

to the young fellow from San Francisco who was arrested when Iraq was first attacked? Or it might have been in Afghanistan, can't really remember. Poppy Bush declared on national TV that it made him sick to find this traitor living in there. Then something about hot tubs, I think.

[kitkat65]

21. John Walker, I think?

Don't know where he is now.

[scarletwoman]

23. His name is John Walker Lindh, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

I'm sure a quick search would yield plenty of information if you want to know more details.

sw

[wli]

24. I read all about Kar already. n/t