The oath /

The oath / A co-production of Praxis Films and the Independent Television Service (ITVS) in association with American Documentary/P.O.V. ; director/producer, Laura Poitras.

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A spectacularly gripping documentary that unfolds like a great political thriller. It's the cross-cut tale of two men whose fateful meeting propelled them on divergent courses with Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, 9/11, Guantanamo, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Looks at the lives of Abu Jandal, Osama B...

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Other Authors: Poitras, Laura (Producer, Director, director of photography,), Oppenheim, Jonathan (Producer, Film editor), Johnson, Kirsten (Kirsten Boyd) (director of photography.), Golijov, Osvaldo, 1960- (Composer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Arabic
Published: [New York] : Zeitgeist Films, [2010]
Subjects:
Hamdan, Salim Ahmed, > 1970- > Trials, litigation, etc.
Bahri, Nasser al-, > 1972-
Hamdan, Salim Ahmed, > 1970-
Qaida (Organization)
Prisoners of war > Cuba > Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
Political prisoners > Cuba > Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 > Prisoners and prisons.
Habeas corpus > Cuba > Guantánamo Bay.
Terrorists > Legal status, laws, etc. > Cuba > Guantánamo Bay.
Afghan War, 2001-2021.
Habeas corpus.
Political prisoners.
Prisoners of war.
Guantánamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba)
Caribbean Sea > Guantánamo Bay.
Cuba > Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Trials, litigation, etc.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Table of Contents:
  • Brothers
  • Meeting bin Laden
  • Guilt by association
  • The one of death
  • Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
  • Tom and Jerry
  • Sisters
  • Prosecution
  • The art of affecting
  • "The emir of hospitality"
  • Squandered opportunity
  • The Dialogue Committee
  • Interrogation
  • Verdict
  • The verse of the Throne
  • End credits.

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