The Forever Prisoner

Half of americans think torture is okay. Is this for real????

I actually can not believe what have I just seen and heard.

You - Americans, have a big big big problem!!! And it's just getting worse!!!!

A very good and important film. Do not listen to to right or the left in reviews on this. See for your self and decide. This film has nothing to do with Marxism or leftist politics. It also has nothing to do with conservative conspiracies. Rather it dissects what has happened over the last twenty years in our reaction to 9/11. This film also doesn't believe all terrorists are innocent. If you believe that than you are just stupid. People watch films through their own filter. Leave the politics at the door.

Great editing. Great narration. It still doesn't mention that there was no full explanation why third tower went down, so the first few minutes is more of a US government propaganda perspective why US was attacked and why US was not able to prevent it. But the documentary is well made overall. Feels like how a Michael amoore Doco is made.

For someone who doesn't regularly seek out political documentaries like this, I found this film to be surprisingly entertaining. Dare I say, it is perhaps the funniest film about government sanctioned torture???

It was incredibly gripping and an infuriating look back at the key players responsible for the U. S. government's torture program. It also brought to life the world of Abu Zubaydah in a creative and compelling ways. I highly recommend this for anyone interested in better understanding the events leading up to and unfolding after attacks of September 11th, without feeling like they're watching a news program. Well done.

The facts of this have been presented elsewhere so it's not breaking news, but is still a compelling two hour view. One fact however, which might have been overly simplified, was fascinating. The "expert" psychologist who failed to understand that torture is about manipulation, not an easy path to truth, was himself so easily manipulated. When repeatedly told the hypothetical "what if there's another 9/11 and you didn't do all you could?" he went on the warpath, willing to do anything heinous. It says alot about him, not doing any due diligence or honest evaluation of his work which failed compared to normal relationship-building techniques. The initial methods of interrogation were bad enough, and what any normal person would consider torture...the "enhanced" interrogation was of course torture. Or what the psychologist called "temporary discomfort." Like Rumsfeld comparing his not sitting at his desk to prisoners being made to stand. They needed to minimize and dismiss torture because of their guilt. They knew it was indefensible for any reason, even national security, and was just a form of revenge.