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I felt it was important to have the tapes destroyed
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The Forever Prisoner

I felt it was importantto have the tapes destroyed because I needed to protectthe people...

I felt it was important
to have the tapes destroyed because I needed to protect
the people who were there in the black sites

Full Transcript

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I felt it was important to have the tapes destroyed
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because I needed to protect the people who were there
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in the black sites.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:40:58
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.
Well, the secondary reason - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
Well, the secondary reason
The public, the media - The Forever Prisoner 00:13
The public, the media
It would make the CIA look bad - The Forever Prisoner 00:09
It would make the CIA look bad
Did you have anything to do with the destruction of those videotapes? - The Forever Prisoner 00:04
Did you have anything to do with the destruction of those vi...
- No. - Did you have any conversations - The Forever Prisoner 00:08
- No. - Did you have any conversations
I forget what he's called - The Forever Prisoner 00:07
I forget what he's called
Because I thought they were ugly and they would, you know - The Forever Prisoner 00:12
Because I thought they were ugly and they would, you know
When I learned that - The Forever Prisoner 00:04
When I learned that
But I was told, "Oh, your lawyers had signed off on this." - The Forever Prisoner 00:06
But I was told, "Oh, your lawyers had signed off on thi...
But the final approval authority on the actual directive - The Forever Prisoner 00:12
But the final approval authority on the actual directive
Mr. Rodriguez's chief of staff was Gina Haspel - The Forever Prisoner 00:32
Mr. Rodriguez's chief of staff was Gina Haspel
The best evidence of what happened is the video. - The Forever Prisoner 00:04
The best evidence of what happened is the video.
So the destruction of the tapes was an egregious abuse. - The Forever Prisoner 00:06
So the destruction of the tapes was an egregious abuse.
You could never capture what took place - The Forever Prisoner 00:07
You could never capture what took place
We have a dialogue about Abu Ghraib because pictures exist. - The Forever Prisoner 00:06
We have a dialogue about Abu Ghraib because pictures exist.
So we asked him to draw what was done to him - The Forever Prisoner 00:06
So we asked him to draw what was done to him
By the end of that year - The Forever Prisoner 00:10
By the end of that year
The Senate Intelligence Committee had been looking - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
The Senate Intelligence Committee had been looking
So they call the CIA and demand - The Forever Prisoner 00:09
So they call the CIA and demand
I am very delighted to come down and lay out the facts as we know them - The Forever Prisoner 00:07
I am very delighted to come down and lay out the facts as we...