Iraq’s Secret War Files

Iraq’s Secret War Files exposes the realities of events connected to the Iraq War through access to WikiLeaks’ largest-ever release. It reveals the true civilian death toll of the conflict, the extent of al-Qaeda’s involvement in the region, and how frequently torture was used, even after the disturbing exposure of American military personnel abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison.

The film contrasts the optimistic speeches of then President George W Bush, which proclaimed an end to tyranny and torture in Iraq, with evidence showing that al-Qaeda’s numbers increased rather than diminished in the face of coalition aggression. Although the US Army did not record Iraqi civilian casualties, more than half of all deaths documented during the conflict were attributed to civilians. The film also highlights the hypocrisy of attempts to eradicate torture while simultaneously practising it, and of allowing Iraqis to inflict it upon their own countrymen to settle old scores.