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ROGER STAHL: By the time Zero Dark Thirty arrived
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Theaters of War

By the time Zero Dark Thirty arrived, the CIA's use of torture was an established...

ROGER STAHL: By the time Zero Dark Thirty arrived, the CIA's use of torture was an established controversy

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ROGER STAHL: By the time Zero Dark Thirty arrived,
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the CIA's use of torture was an established controversy.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:25
Uploaded
Apr 30, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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Movie Summary

If you've seen Top Gun or Transformers, you might suspect all that military machinery comes with strings attached. This influence is not limited to a handful of movies, though. A vast new trove of internal documents reveals that t...
The red flags went up when it went public - Theaters of War 00:06
The red flags went up when it went public
- You believe, when watching this movie, - Theaters of War 00:11
- You believe, when watching this movie,
ROGER STAHL: What we do know is that behind the scenes, - Theaters of War 00:09
ROGER STAHL: What we do know is that behind the scenes,
The agency demanded that the screenwriters - Theaters of War 00:09
The agency demanded that the screenwriters
And they politely asked that the script - Theaters of War 00:07
And they politely asked that the script
The Pentagon has also done its best - Theaters of War 00:06
The Pentagon has also done its best
For example, in the original script for the World War II - Theaters of War 00:10
For example, in the original script for the World War II
"The dentist character displays distinctly un-Marine behavior," - Theaters of War 00:06
"The dentist character displays distinctly un-Marine...
But it's no secret that this kind of racism - Theaters of War 00:07
But it's no secret that this kind of racism
Eugene Sledge describes the practice - Theaters of War 00:09
Eugene Sledge describes the practice
They developed techniques for boiling - Theaters of War 00:05
They developed techniques for boiling
These grim souvenirs flooded the home front, - Theaters of War 00:07
These grim souvenirs flooded the home front,
But the Marine Office didn't want the film - Theaters of War 00:04
But the Marine Office didn't want the film
"Stealing gold teeth, yep, has to go." - Theaters of War 00:07
"Stealing gold teeth, yep, has to go."
Lone Survivor got the treatment, too. - Theaters of War 00:04
Lone Survivor got the treatment, too.
There's the pivotal scene where the platoon captures - Theaters of War 00:08
There's the pivotal scene where the platoon captures
According to Marcus Luttrell's firsthand account, - Theaters of War 00:10
According to Marcus Luttrell's firsthand account,
And in a split decision, the group let them go. - Theaters of War 00:04
And in a split decision, the group let them go.
The Pentagon didn't like this image of military leaders - Theaters of War 00:08
The Pentagon didn't like this image of military leaders
In the final version, it's the commanding officer - Theaters of War 00:08
In the final version, it's the commanding officer