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If it's not on paper,
it doesn't exist." The man who gave verbal approval
was John Yoo from the Department of Justice. He provided unofficial reassurance
to the CIA, the White House and the US Attorney General that Mitchell's experiments
need not be considered torture as long as the interrogators
didn't intend to cause severe pain or suffering
it doesn't exist." The man who gave verbal approval
was John Yoo from the Department of Justice. He provided unofficial reassurance
to the CIA, the White House and the US Attorney General that Mitchell's experiments
need not be considered torture as long as the interrogators
didn't intend to cause severe pain or suffering
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If it's not on paper,
it doesn't exist."
00:00:03.008 --> 00:00:06.052
The man who gave verbal approval
was John Yoo
00:00:06.006 --> 00:00:07.084
from the Department of Justice.
00:00:08.028 --> 00:00:12.999
He provided unofficial reassurance
to the CIA, the White House
00:00:12.012 --> 00:00:13.056
and the US Attorney General
00:00:13.072 --> 00:00:16.032
that Mitchell's experiments
need not be considered torture
00:00:16.064 --> 00:00:19.000
as long as the interrogators
didn't intend
00:00:19.998 --> 00:00:21.016
to cause severe pain or suffering.
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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.
