I don't have a problem with making the film of the swabbing and oral exam - I'm not sure if showing the whole thing was correct and proper. Shoot it for documentation of the process - and make sure that part of the process is checking for cyanide capsules, etc.,

One wants to make sure that your star prisoner lives long enough to receive a fair trial so he can be executed. The Brits, Yanks and Soviets learned the hard way about senior military and political prisoners who had no intention of cooperating to that extent with the German collapse in 1945.

There are plenty of ways to break the "will to combat" of pro-Saddam resistance fighters. Showing their hero as a prisoner is certainly one of them. One must not damage ones own dignity when doing so, however.

Regards -

Pete