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Originally posted by: ricarleite
The information about the tortures were already available for the public when he dicded to mention on the film - the final editing was almost done by them. I havent seen it, but its aparently pretty updated for a documentary, which usually has few months of gap.

And Donald Runsfeld KNEW about it months before. Why didn't HE talk about it to the public?

I don't believe you are getting the point I'm trying to put across.

He, Michael Moore, reportedly knew about atrocities (not the Aub Grab tortures) in Iraq in December. Why did he not speak up then.
I don't care about when he "decided to mention" them. He knew, and he did not step forward with the information. In my eyes, that makes him as guilty as the military higher-ups that allowed it to happen.

As for Donald Rumsfeld...it was not months, it was 2 weeks. From what I remember, the Defense Dept. approached CBS and 60 Minutes and asked them to hold off on the story for 2 weeks, so the incidents could be investigated.
To me, that says, "We don't know, but we want to get to the bottom of it so we can make accurate statements about the situation."

Imagine that.

Someone that wants to to check the facts so that they can accurately provide information to the public.

If only the network media and New York Times was more diligent in their reporting...