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The Forever Prisoner

So what you did was you put 'emin a situation where they were uncomfortable.And then as...

So what you did was you put 'em
in a situation where they were uncomfortable.
And then as soon as they started working with you,
even a little bit you cut back on that and shift
to social influence techniques

Full Transcript

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So what you did was you put 'em in a situation
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where they were uncomfortable. And then as soon
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as they started working with you, even a little bit
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you cut back on that and shift to social influence techniques.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:30:01
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 yet they had never applied these techniques - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
And yet they had never applied these techniques
And the initial legal opinion approved everything - The Forever Prisoner 00:12
And the initial legal opinion approved everything
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...