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Abu Zubaydah's isolation was not about Abu Zubaydah
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The Forever Prisoner

Abu Zubaydah's isolationwas not about Abu Zubaydah

Abu Zubaydah's isolation
was not about Abu Zubaydah

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Abu Zubaydah's isolation was not about Abu Zubaydah.
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4 seconds
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20
Timestamp in Movie
01:15:53
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime
Production
Jigsaw Productions,HBO Documentary Films

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Follows the story of Abu Zubaydah, the first high-value detainee subjected to the CIA's program, later identified as torture by those outside the agency.
We want it on paper that you will not prosecute us - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
We want it on paper that you will not prosecute us
In the very beginning, in late 2001, there were people in the agency - The Forever Prisoner 00:24
In the very beginning, in late 2001, there were people in th...
And, in fact, they reach out to Department of Justice - The Forever Prisoner 00:16
And, in fact, they reach out to Department of Justice
The initial reaction, not just the Justice Department lawyers - The Forever Prisoner 00:10
The initial reaction, not just the Justice Department lawyer...
What is this stuff? I mean, you know - The Forever Prisoner 00:07
What is this stuff? I mean, you know
None of the lawyers assembled there said, "You guys are crazy. - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
None of the lawyers assembled there said, "You guys are...
This administration is never going to do something like that. - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
This administration is never going to do something like that...
This is immoral, this is illegal. End of story." None of them did that. - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
This is immoral, this is illegal. End of story." None o...
There's the one that comes in and says - The Forever Prisoner 00:11
There's the one that comes in and says
At least six of those, second type, in the administration. - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
At least six of those, second type, in the administration.
But the real Machiavelli in the whole thing - The Forever Prisoner 00:07
But the real Machiavelli in the whole thing
Dick Cheney's go-to man for everything of a legal nature. - The Forever Prisoner 00:06
Dick Cheney's go-to man for everything of a legal natur...
We used to call him, when he was in the Pentagon, "Weird David." - The Forever Prisoner 00:07
We used to call him, when he was in the Pentagon, "Weir...
David was crafting the... the whole business - The Forever Prisoner 00:14
David was crafting the... the whole business
If you get a bunch of 'em, whose whole philosophy is - The Forever Prisoner 00:08
If you get a bunch of 'em, whose whole philosophy is
At the very end of July, Condoleezza Rice is pushing back - The Forever Prisoner 00:12
At the very end of July, Condoleezza Rice is pushing back
How could you possibly say that?" - The Forever Prisoner 00:12
How could you possibly say that?"
We expose these members very briefly to techniques used by our enemies - The Forever Prisoner 00:06
We expose these members very briefly to techniques used by o...
And second of all, are you thinking about using this - The Forever Prisoner 00:06
And second of all, are you thinking about using this
For some reason, the CIA - The Forever Prisoner 00:16
For some reason, the CIA