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The Forever Prisoner

And the initial legal opinionapproved everything but waterboarding,but Jim Mitchell said...

And the initial legal opinion
approved everything but waterboarding,
but Jim Mitchell said he would not do this
unless waterboarding was approved because it's an absolutely
convincing technique

Full Transcript

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And the initial legal opinion approved everything
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but waterboarding, but Jim Mitchell said
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he would not do this unless waterboarding was approved
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because it's an absolutely convincing technique.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:30:26
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime
Production
Jigsaw Productions,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

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.
The Justice Department said you could waterboard - The Forever Prisoner 00:11
The Justice Department said you could waterboard
It was clear to me that... that was too much water - The Forever Prisoner 00:06
It was clear to me that... that was too much water
So what we did was we cut back to pours that were eight seconds. - The Forever Prisoner 00:07
So what we did was we cut back to pours that were eight seco...
And then there were two pours that were 20 seconds - The Forever Prisoner 00:06
And then there were two pours that were 20 seconds
We know now that he was waterboarded 83 times - The Forever Prisoner 00:07
We know now that he was waterboarded 83 times
And what the waterboarding is, right, sometimes you'll see it described - The Forever Prisoner 00:07
And what the waterboarding is, right, sometimes you'll ...
You're strapped to a board, your legs, your chest, your arms - The Forever Prisoner 00:09
You're strapped to a board, your legs, your chest, your...
Then they wrap your face in something to obstruct breathing - The Forever Prisoner 00:06
Then they wrap your face in something to obstruct breathing
And then they pour water up your nose and down your throat. - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
And then they pour water up your nose and down your throat.
And the "art" of this particular torture is to know - The Forever Prisoner 00:11
And the "art" of this particular torture is to kno...
And at just that instant, when you have just given up - The Forever Prisoner 00:11
And at just that instant, when you have just given up
And just as you take the first breath - The Forever Prisoner 00:06
And just as you take the first breath
I can't tell you the number, but it took more than a handful - The Forever Prisoner 00:07
I can't tell you the number, but it took more than a ha...
The cables show that he's having involuntary spasms. - The Forever Prisoner 00:09
The cables show that he's having involuntary spasms.
We were interested in getting him to want to work with us. - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
We were interested in getting him to want to work with us.
Now, you know, because it is an art, one time they waited too long. - The Forever Prisoner 00:04
Now, you know, because it is an art, one time they waited to...
And he actually did come very, very close to dying. - The Forever Prisoner 00:04
And he actually did come very, very close to dying.
Following his near-death experience, Abu Zubaydah became compliant. - The Forever Prisoner 00:11
Following his near-death experience, Abu Zubaydah became com...
So we made a collective decision that no one in the CIA - The Forever Prisoner 00:13
So we made a collective decision that no one in the CIA
But after 72 hours, I became convinced - The Forever Prisoner 00:18
But after 72 hours, I became convinced