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John Brennan, the CIA director under Obama
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The Forever Prisoner

John Brennan,the CIA director under Obama made a speech after the reportcame out and said...

John Brennan,
the CIA director under Obama made a speech after the report
came out and said we'll never know if we could
have gotten this intelligence in any other way

Full Transcript

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John Brennan, the CIA director under Obama
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made a speech after the report came out and said
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we'll never know if we could have gotten this intelligence
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in any other way.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
01:45:38
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.
And the ultimate provision of the information - The Forever Prisoner 00:07
And the ultimate provision of the information
We have an entire report, 500 pages here - The Forever Prisoner 00:15
We have an entire report, 500 pages here
We tortured some folks. - The Forever Prisoner 00:35
We tortured some folks.
People who said they didn't want to be involved in this program - The Forever Prisoner 00:07
People who said they didn't want to be involved in this...
And this is who Obama identifies as real patriots. - The Forever Prisoner 00:04
And this is who Obama identifies as real patriots.
The word patriot struck a chord with me. - The Forever Prisoner 00:36
The word patriot struck a chord with me.
Nor am I in the business of trying to coerce you into saying something - The Forever Prisoner 00:06
Nor am I in the business of trying to coerce you into saying...
Both choices suck. Both choices are bad. - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
Both choices suck. Both choices are bad.
But on the one hand you have thousands of dead Americans - The Forever Prisoner 00:08
But on the one hand you have thousands of dead Americans
I thought there was gonna be a major catastrophic attack - The Forever Prisoner 00:07
I thought there was gonna be a major catastrophic attack
I thought that my government had asked me to stop it. - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
I thought that my government had asked me to stop it.
And I felt responsible for doing that. - The Forever Prisoner 00:04
And I felt responsible for doing that.
He's, sort of a... how do I say it? A diva. - The Forever Prisoner 00:06
He's, sort of a... how do I say it? A diva.
I don't know how anyone - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
I don't know how anyone
To what extent does Abu Zubaydah - The Forever Prisoner 00:04
To what extent does Abu Zubaydah
And does he understand that he was the guy - The Forever Prisoner 00:06
And does he understand that he was the guy
Abu Zubaydah was the first high-level detainee. - The Forever Prisoner 00:04
Abu Zubaydah was the first high-level detainee.
But he has not been one of the ones who have actually been - The Forever Prisoner 00:06
But he has not been one of the ones who have actually been
So his status is really in permanent limbo. - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
So his status is really in permanent limbo.
I can't imagine any US president, any US administration - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
I can't imagine any US president, any US administration