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The Forever Prisoner

While the lawyersin Washington worked to make sure that no onewould be prosecuted for...

While the lawyers
in Washington worked to make sure that no one
would be prosecuted for using Mitchell's techniques
on Abu Zubaydah... the prisoner himself
remained in Thailand, alone

Full Transcript

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While the lawyers in Washington worked
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to make sure that no one would be prosecuted
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for using Mitchell's techniques on Abu Zubaydah...
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the prisoner himself remained in Thailand, alone.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
01:12:26
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.
Mueller asked Tenet - The Forever Prisoner 00:06
Mueller asked Tenet
And Tenet's response to him was, "Your guys really messed him up. - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
And Tenet's response to him was, "Your guys really...
So we're trying to fix him." - The Forever Prisoner 00:17
So we're trying to fix him."
Because of the ticking bomb scenario, right? You don't leave a guy - The Forever Prisoner 00:08
Because of the ticking bomb scenario, right? You don't ...
At some point, we realized that it was a looming time bomb - The Forever Prisoner 00:07
At some point, we realized that it was a looming time bomb
Do you know whether Abu Zubaydah - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
Do you know whether Abu Zubaydah
Do I know now? I've come to learn - The Forever Prisoner 00:07
Do I know now? I've come to learn
At the very beginning - The Forever Prisoner 00:06
At the very beginning
At the time when you were seeking - The Forever Prisoner 00:07
At the time when you were seeking
The CIA is tasked with stopping the next attack. - The Forever Prisoner 00:04
The CIA is tasked with stopping the next attack.
Abu Zubaydah has been providing intelligence up until this point. - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
Abu Zubaydah has been providing intelligence up until this p...
And yet they leave him, the only high-value detainee. - The Forever Prisoner 00:05
And yet they leave him, the only high-value detainee.
During that period - The Forever Prisoner 00:04
During that period
One analyst says, "I wanna learn more about an individual - The Forever Prisoner 00:12
One analyst says, "I wanna learn more about an individu...
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...