Complete video at: fora.television Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill criticizes the US practice of outsourcing military functions to private contractors, which are often hired by many entities. “Where’s the loyalty?” he asks, citing that 70 % of the intelligence spending budget under Obama is spent on these contractors. —– The Culture Project presents: Blueprint for Accountability. A panel which includes Ron Suskind, Vince Warren and Fisher Stevens discover the dark corners of illegal kidnapping, confinement, secret prisons and torture. Harold Pinter stated “I believe that, despite the tremendous odds which exist, unflinching, unswerving, fierce intellectual determination, as citizens, to define the actual truth of our lives and our societies, is a critical obligation. It is, in fact, mandatory.” Accountability is crucial to democracy. At a time when grave challenges threaten American democracy, only a groundswell of public engagement can restore American values and moral standing in the globe. At this crucial moment, Culture Project presents Blueprint for Accountability, a monthly series that asks “How can we empower ourselves to hold our leaders – in government, education and corporate institutions – accountable for the events of the past and the situations of the future?” In a bold new hybrid of investigative journalism and theater, Blueprint for Accountability brings together the world’s top specialists in politics and journalism with the most visionary artists of our time to …
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