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The Forever Prisoner

One analyst says, "I wanna learn moreabout an individual who is in Abu Zubaydah's...

One analyst says, "I wanna learn more
about an individual who is in Abu Zubaydah's address
book... Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti." Of course, nobody is around
to ask about Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti

Full Transcript

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One analyst says, "I wanna learn more about an individual
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who is in Abu Zubaydah's address book... Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti."
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Of course, nobody is around to ask about Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:15:18
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.
Nearly a decade later, we finally obtain - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
Nearly a decade later, we finally obtain
And it's through a man named Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti. - The Forever Prisoner 00:04
And it's through a man named Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti.
So this lost opportunity to ask Abu Zubaydah in July of 2002 - The Forever Prisoner 00:14
So this lost opportunity to ask Abu Zubaydah in July of 2002
Abu Zubaydah's isolation was not about Abu Zubaydah. - The Forever Prisoner 00:04
Abu Zubaydah's isolation was not about Abu Zubaydah.
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