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Cyrus Kar Quotes

«Yay! The cavalry's here.»
Author: Cyrus Kar
«I understand our soldiers need to take all precautions in a war zone, but once a person is found innocent,»
Author: Cyrus Kar
«[At first, Kar said, he was suspicious.] I was scared that the government might have sent him to spy on me, ... No detainee in solitary confinement was allowed to talk to any other detainee, so it was unusual?. The MPs said that it was allowed only because we both were 'cleared.' Eventually, I realized he was not a spy, and I warmed up to him.»
Author: Cyrus Kar
«[That morning, the two filmmakers went to find a driver for a quick return trip to Balad. They did not like the looks of the driver they found, Kar said, but the man agreed to charge a bit less than they had paid the day before. Once more, they were stopped at a checkpoint near Balad.] Everything was fine, ... Then they popped the trunk.»
Author: Cyrus Kar
«Certainly there were some evil, evil people in there, ... But they are casting a very wide net, and anything that's scooped up in it will be thrown in a cell, and they'll sort it out later.»
Author: Cyrus Kar
«Do you actually have lawyers here?»
Author: Cyrus Kar
«I couldn't have more respect for the rank-and-file soldiers, but the system is broken, ... When an Iraqi is detained there, he comes out angry and wanting payback.»
Author: Cyrus Kar
«I have the right to a lawyer?»
Author: Cyrus Kar
«This sort of detention policy is endangering American lives, ... Even the military psychologists there told me they had never seen an innocent person freed before four months of incarceration. I saw others there who were innocent. Of course, I saw some really bad guys, too.»
Author: Cyrus Kar
«What hit me was, there was no mercy,»
Author: Cyrus Kar