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The Forever Prisoner

They wanted to be the tip of the spear so, to speak, in this fight

They wanted to be the tip of the spear so, to speak, in this fight

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They wanted to be
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the tip of the spear
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so, to speak, in this fight.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:05
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.
Notwithstanding the fact that they weren't prepared - The Forever Prisoner 00:06
Notwithstanding the fact that they weren't prepared
But six days after 9/11 - The Forever Prisoner 00:14
But six days after 9/11
"Capture and detain senior Al-Qaeda officials." - The Forever Prisoner 00:07
"Capture and detain senior Al-Qaeda officials."
But of course, prior to 9/11 - The Forever Prisoner 00:06
But of course, prior to 9/11
They would sometimes question people - The Forever Prisoner 00:06
They would sometimes question people
But we had never operated a system where we would do the capturing - The Forever Prisoner 00:08
But we had never operated a system where we would do the cap...
So, again, this was tabula rasa for us, at that point. - The Forever Prisoner 00:04
So, again, this was tabula rasa for us, at that point.
It was decided the CIA would be responsible - The Forever Prisoner 00:07
It was decided the CIA would be responsible
By that point, the military had stood up - The Forever Prisoner 00:07
By that point, the military had stood up
The thought was that would be largely preserved - The Forever Prisoner 00:10
The thought was that would be largely preserved
The CIA did do research on detention - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
The CIA did do research on detention
Somebody said, "The thought of holding someone endlessly - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
Somebody said, "The thought of holding someone endlessl...
I don't wanna be called back from retirement to say - The Forever Prisoner 00:07
I don't wanna be called back from retirement to say
The interrogation program was designed - The Forever Prisoner 00:17
The interrogation program was designed
Let me say that again to you, we don't torture people, okay? - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
Let me say that again to you, we don't torture people, ...
I know that this program has saved lives. - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
I know that this program has saved lives.
For years, the CIA promoted - The Forever Prisoner 00:23
For years, the CIA promoted
When critics tried to sort truth from fiction - The Forever Prisoner 00:26
When critics tried to sort truth from fiction
The way I was thinking - The Forever Prisoner 00:04
The way I was thinking
We are scouting potential locations - The Forever Prisoner 00:07
We are scouting potential locations