Comments on: Guantanamo Film Stars Detained in Luton

By: The Charged Protest of the Swet Shop Boys -RocketNews

The Charged Protest of the Swet Shop Boys -RocketNews — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 18:55:33 +0000

[…] Riz raps over an airy synth line and muffled kick drum about the irony of being detained and interrogated at a London airport days after winning an award at the Berlin Film Festival for portraying an […]

By: Andrew Milner

Andrew Milner — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 14:21:00 +0000

Saw “The Road to Guantanamo” at the Press Club in Tokyo last Wednesday. First “official” screening in Japan.
Looks like the mainstream media and entertainment industry are really starting to get a backbone at long last. And thanks a million Luton and Bedfordshite Police: Another shot to the foot. Money just couldn’t buy that type of free publicity. You star in an award-winning movie about human rights abuses, return from Berlin in triumph with your Silver Bear award, and before you can say “police brutality”, Gestapo UK detain and abuse you under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. Brilliant. Those actors must have thought they were back in character. “Did you become an actor to support Islamic terrorism?” Did you join the police in order to continue your role of school bully, Officer Flashman?” I think authority is getting rattled; you only attract flack when you are over the target.
Was struck by the level of incompetence and xenophobia displayed by US inquisitors and torturers. No wonder they got the Brits (MI5?) in to help with the dialect and cultural differences. And when that female inquisitor didn’t know whether the date on the video tape was Day/Month or Month/Day, this truly was the Theatre of the Absurd. No one seemed to grasp the possibility that the camera had been set to the wrong date. But as WC Fields would say: “Never give a sucker an even break and never wise up a chump.” “You were attending a bin Laden rally in Afghanistan in 2000.” “No way, chief. I was in Tipton all year working at Curry’s and visiting the police station once a week, ‘cos, like I was on probation, wasn’t I.” Seriously, does it really take nearly three years to check out this alibi? Looks like the lunatics have taken over the asylum. For a nation brought up on two-dimensional movies that wouldn’t convince a bright 12-year-old, Americans must be having difficulty adjusting to their role as “bad guys”. So the best way to cope with this identity crisis is to wear black hats and grow a moustache.

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:44:21 +0000

Hi,
The film had a tremendous impact on many of me. I was left with many ideas in my head and in a state of shock. The actors were superb, especially Riz Ahmed. Being bylingual, i was extremely impressed by his Urdu. Is it possible to get a contact email address for him?

By: Robert Sharp

Robert Sharp — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 16:28:21 +0000

The Road To Guantanamo

The film asks some genuine questions of US methods, but its flawed compostion undermines the strength of the message.

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By: Athene Biz - Europa

Athene Biz - Europa — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:13:36 +0000

[…] The Lip, an online multicultural magazine, has now added a new strand to the story with an exclusive account of what actually happened at Luton Airpost direct from Riz Ahmed, one of the actors who was arrested. […]

By: jon

jon — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:57:38 +0000

Thanks for the info. The story is shocking, but as has been mentioned, there will likely be more of this type of intrusive behaviour by the authorities.A very interesting article is here

By: admin

admin — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:18:29 +0000

Thanks Matt.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 02:45:32 +0000

Let’s avoid a slanging match and stick to the point in hand….

By: J Smith

J Smith — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 18:59:04 +0000

“But your grammar is appalling.” – i’m a non conformist. i do not care whether my spelling is correct or not, as long as you get the message! Which you did and, may I add, failed to rebut.

I feel sorry for you. You obviously have some ‘writing’ skills and yet you only use them to peddle Bush (and no it’s not a sly way of calling you a……) mantra. Find some better opinions dude.

Furthermore, I know ignoramuses like you have a habit of being hypocritical but you must be kicking yourself now. I know how ‘anal’ you are about the misuse the of the English language you must go and just kill yourself now…you’ll be doing yourself, your family, your boyfriend and us a favour – no need to hear anymore of your brainwashed, head in the sand, Nazi concentration camp guard, lemming-like, apologist, ‘I was just following orders’, opinions.

It don’t bother me but I know it will bother you

What am I on about? it’s ‘Chichester’ you plank. Doh!

By: Clarence Stately-Holmes

Clarence Stately-Holmes — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 23:09:39 +0000

J Smith, your point is fair, but your grammar is appalling. Your mother must be crying into her lentil bake. I wouldn’t be surprised if next time you go home your room is strewn with piss-sodden back issues of G2, which your whole family will mysteriously attribute to the dog, but is actually their way of expressing massive dissatisfaction with your misuse of a perfectly good university education.

It’s all very well working for the Soil Association, and marching round the streets of Chicester with a placard proclaiming Gordon Brown’s undisputable involvement in worldwide gerbil massacre, but if you can’t put a sentence together, God/Allah/Annan/Hattersley help you, you’re never going to get anywhere.

In addition, your pseudonym is rubbish; if you’re acting on behalf of Equity, or some other pro-actor outfit, you need to get your act together, sunshine.