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The Forever Prisoner

The public, the media would not make a distinction once the tapes were released between a...

the public, the media would not make a distinction once the tapes were released between a legally-approved
program like this was and the Abu Ghraib scandal that
involved illegal activity

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the public, the media
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would not make a distinction
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once the tapes were released
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between a legally-approved program like this was
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and the Abu Ghraib scandal that involved illegal activity.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
01:41:16
Uploaded
May 19, 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.
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...
In fact, the CIA has very detailed - The Forever Prisoner 00:09
In fact, the CIA has very detailed
There are written records. And he says if the committee - The Forever Prisoner 00:06
There are written records. And he says if the committee