MANHUNT
HBO Documentary Film
Aired: May 1, 2013
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Synopsis
For more than two decades, he was the target of intense scrutiny, with an entire unit at the CIA dedicated to tracking his every move and trying to determine what violence he might perpetrate. When 9/11 confirmed Osama bin Laden’s intentions, these same analysts and operatives were now blamed for…
An official selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, MANHUNT tells the remarkable true story of the two-decade search for the world’s most notorious terrorist.
MANHUNT explores the controversy that ensued when the Bush administration secretly authorized the use of “black site” prisons and 12 “enhanced interrogation techniques” to gather information from captured terrorists. Some in the film regret being a part of these operations; others acknowledge the complexity of the arguments…”
We didn’t ask for this; we didn’t ask to get attacked,” says Marty Martin. “If we can’t make them uncomfortable in order to save lives, then we’ve missed the boat here.” Offering a different view, FBI agent Ali Soufan comments, “All the information we got from [senior al-Qaeda operative] Abu Zubaydah, we got before waterboarding. The traditional interrogation…”
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