'The Line' examines the media's role in the Eddie Gallagher case
In other docu-content (and there's a lot of it this week), Lowry looks at the Apple four-part podcast-turned-series "The Line."
"Dissecting the trial of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher, who was charged with war crimes after accusations from his own men, 'The Line' provides a sobering look at the horrors of war as well as what's expected of those who fight in them.
Produced by among others Alex Gibney, the four-part Apple TV+ docuseries (and related podcast) includes interviews with Gallagher and his accusers, who present strikingly different accounts of what transpired in Mosul, Iraq, both in their interviews with the filmmakers and videotaped questioning from NCIS investigators.
Perhaps most notably, once Gallagher was charged his wife Andrea and brother Sean took the battle to conservative media, freely acknowledging that they used those conduits -- particularly Fox News -- to catch the eye of then-President Trump, who weighed in on Gallagher's behalf.
'They played the Fox fiddle beautifully,' says former Navy Secretary Richard Spencer.
The SEALs who spoke up knew they were taking a chance that could endanger their careers but cite being alarmed enough by Gallagher's actions to take that unusual step. Yet as key facets of the prosecution's case crumbled, one team member interviewed anonymously says that at a certain point, "Everybody just gave up on justice."
'The Line' captures the gung-ho mentality of these elite units, with member Dylan Dille likening serving in Mosul to 'going to the Super Bowl.'
Whether that sports metaphor holds, 'The Line' makes a compelling argument that military standards didn't represent the only line that might have been crossed in the course of the Gallagher case."
"The Line" premieres Nov. 19 on Apple TV+.
《战线》考察媒体在埃迪·加拉格案中的作用
在其他文档内容（本周有很多内容）中，洛瑞看的是 Apple 由四部分播客改编的系列《战线》。
“剖析海军海豹突击队埃迪加拉格尔的审判，他在自己的手下指控后被控犯有战争罪，《战线》对战争的恐怖以及在战争中战斗的人的期望提供了一个发人深省的视角。
由亚历克斯·吉布尼 (Alex Gibney) 制作的四部分 Apple TV+ 纪录片系列（和相关播客）包括对加拉格尔和他的指控者的采访，他们在对电影制片人的采访和录像提问中对伊拉克摩苏尔发生的事情提出了截然不同的描述来自 NCIS 调查人员。
也许最值得注意的是，一旦加拉格尔被指控，他的妻子安德里亚和兄弟肖恩就向保守派媒体发起了这场斗争，坦率地承认他们利用这些渠道——尤其是福克斯新闻——来吸引当时的总统特朗普的眼球，后者对加拉格尔的言论进行权衡代表。
前海军部长理查德·斯宾塞 (Richard Spencer) 说：“他们演奏了美妙的狐狸小提琴。”
站出来说话的海豹突击队员知道他们正在抓住一个可能危及他们职业生涯的机会，但他们表示对加拉格尔采取这一不寻常步骤的行为感到震惊。然而，随着检方案件的关键方面崩溃，一名接受匿名采访的团队成员说，在某个时刻，“每个人都放弃了正义。”
“The Line”捕捉到了这些精英部队的狂热心态，成员 Dylan Dille 将在摩苏尔服役比作“去超级碗”。
无论这个体育比喻是否成立，《界线》都提出了一个令人信服的论点，即军事标准并不是在加拉格尔案中可能跨越的唯一界线。”
“The Line”于 11 月 19 日在 Apple TV+ 上首播。
