San Sebastian: George Bush - "Male Prostitute!"
by John Hopewell
One scene in Nick Broomfield's "Battle for Haditha," which screened in San Sebastian Friday, has news footage of President George Bush in Iraq, addressing the troops, saying that the U.S. will not be intimidated by anybody. "Puto!" ("Rent boy!") shouted a Spaniard from the audience.
Spaniards are often taken to be anti-American. They're not. But, especially after the Iraq invasion, many are rabidly anti-Bush.
One scene in Nick Broomfield's "Battle for Haditha," which screened in San Sebastian Friday, has news footage of President George Bush in Iraq, addressing the troops, saying that the U.S. will not be intimidated by anybody. "Puto!" ("Rent boy!") shouted a Spaniard from the audience. Spaniards are often taken to be anti-American. They're not. But, especially after the Iraq invasion, many are rabidly anti-Bush.
Michael Jones is the film festival editor at Variety.com. 
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