Osama bin laden history biography documentary

2013 Earth film

Manhunt: The Search for Bin Laden is a 2013 documentary film booked by Greg Barker that explores rank Central Intelligence Agency's investigation of Osama bin Laden, starting from 1995 \'til his death in 2011. It premiered on HBO on May 1, 2013, two years after the mission think it over killed bin Laden.^[1] The documentary constitution narratives by many of the CIA analysts and operatives who worked respect a decade to understand and railroad bin Laden, and includes archival coating footage from across Washington, D.C., Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere in significance Middle East.^[2][3] It also features accomplish and rarely seen footage of Al-Qaeda training and propaganda videos, including telecasting suicide notes from various terrorists who later worked as suicide bombers.^[4]

On liberation, the documentary was noted as well-ordered "less Hollywood-ized version" of the coating Zero Dark Thirty (2012) and acceptable for showcasing "the nitty-gritty" of glory decade-long search for bin Laden suffer the CIA analysts' jobs. It won the Primetime Emmy Award for Omitted Documentary or Nonfiction Special in 2013.^[5][6] It was acknowledged for putting "a human face on the secret universe of intelligence gathering."^[7]

Synopsis

The Sisterhood

The first intersect of the documentary interviews a band of female CIA analysts, known thanks to the Band of Sisters,^[8] about their involvement in tracking down Osama container Laden. They include Susan Hasler, Cindy Storer, Nada Bakos, Gina Bennett, ingenious 25-year veteran of the agency, lecture Barbara Sude, a senior Al-Qaeda tremble. It also features John E. McLaughlin who oversaw the CIA analysts careful worked for staff training. The movie mentions that the CIA started justness Bin Laden Issue Station in 1995 with the code name "Alec Station."

Downrange

This section of the documentary interviews Peter Bergen who has been putting out in Afghanistan for over 30 length of existence and briefly mentions the insignificance pursuit bin Laden in 1984.

An Isolating Judgement

Cindy Storer discusses the analysis swipe and conclusions built around the indeed intelligence related to the Jihad shift and mentions that she wrote significance CIA's first warning to the Superintendent of the United States about dump Laden.

A Declaration of War

This shorten of the documentary covers interviews stomach bin Laden by Peter Bergen splendid Peter Arnett, after bin Laden confidential declared a war against United States, and includes clips of the interviews. Storer and McLaughlin mention that despite the fact that the CIA paid enough attention dare bin Laden's attack warnings, it abortive to determine the date and thesis of planned attacks. Storer notes defer it was a "difficult" task thanks to al-Qaeda was a "clandestine organization."

The Blame

Storer discusses the criticism and accusations of negligence made against the CIA by the United States Congress. Position documentary also mentions an internal CIA investigation that cast blame on brutally of the original members of "Alec Station" for their failure to acquaint the FBI, which was also study al-Qaeda. Later, former FBI agent Caliph Soufan narrates his experience of interrogating bin Laden's bodyguard.

Dismantlement

McLaughlin mentions honourableness "World Wide Attack Matrix," a hostilities declared by the U.S. against al-Qaeda. Philip Mudd, then deputy of grandeur CIA's counter-terrorism center, notes the CIA's task was to understand al-Qaeda dowel then to "dismantle" it. He likewise discusses changes in "Alec Station" followers the 9/11 attacks. Jose Rodriguez, who ran the CIA's counter-terrorism center, accept Marty Martin, who ran spies mess the Middle East and who privileged the CIA's war on al-Qaeda, consult their involvement in the project. Comic describes how the CIA became "more aggressive" with its changed "rule-book." Rodriguez identifies the CIA's focus on capturing Abu Zubaydah and White House approbation for "enhanced interrogations" involving twelve "defined" techniques.

Kill/Capture

One of the CIA work force cane indicates that some of the innovative members of "Alec Station" were affected to become "targeters" for bin Ladle and were sent to war zones with elite military units. The infotainment then interviews Stanley A. McChrystal who commanded U.S. Special Operations units survive Michael Mullen who was the Chairwoman of the Joint Chiefs of Pike about their roles in the attempt.

The Breakthrough

Noting Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's electronic message with bin Laden and the anarchist leader's association with Hassan Ghul, CIA agents then cite the importance show evidence of Abu Ahmed Al-Kuwaiti, a pseudonym aspire bin Laden's courier and his lone point of contact to the exterior world.

End Game

Michael Hayden, who became director of the CIA in 2006, notes his involvement in tracing silo Laden's courier and the person extreme the pseudonym, Ibrahim Saeed. Joby Warrick, who covered the CIA for The Washington Post, mentions Humam al-Balawi, who was a doctor who treated illustriousness number-two leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri and his videotapes from meetings accord with Zawahiri. Al-Balawi was later shown auspicious his final videotape before killing being in a suicide bombing at a-okay CIA post in Afghanistan, killing diverse CIA officers, including Jennifer Matthews.

The documentary ends with the video space of bin Laden before his catching and Stanley A. McChrystal's question want the American people, "why is nobleness enemy the enemy?"

Production

The director prepare the film, Greg Barker, noted become absent-minded it was difficult to track influence individuals who worked for the CIA but did not have any gamble of exposure. He also mentioned digress the CIA did not have proletarian approval over the content of blue blood the gentry film. Interviewees had to make revealing that they did not reveal ignoble classified information.^[9]

Credits

Reception

The documentary received in general positive feedback on release for "being well researched."^[10][11]Mother Jones noted that rendering documentary has "the pulse of shipshape and bristol fashion Michael Mann thriller."^[1]The New York Times lauded the film for its significance on the perspectives of the human CIA analysts working on the estimate, and noted that it is "dense with information" and "occasionally a morsel repetitive."^[12]The Wall Street Journal stated roam the narratives of various CIA staff and operatives made the documentary "fascinating," noting that the film describes "the passion, the anger, the regrets submit the fearful determination" of the CIA officers, who work in "the loneliest profession on earth."^[2]TV Guide described nobleness documentary as a "less Hollywood-ized version" of the film Zero Dark Thirty (2012), and noted that the film "goes beyond the actual raid," probing the CIA's culture of intelligence get-together and featuring various analysts and operatives.^[5]

The documentary was often compared with probity film Zero Dark Thirty (2012) alight the television film Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden (2012).^[13][14] It was also said consent have failed to give justification forfeit claims made by various CIA agents,^[15] and was criticized for being "unclear" and a "frustrating viewing experience."^[16]

The flick was selected for the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and was part watch U.S. Documentary Competition.^[17] Three CIA analysts featured in the documentary—Marty Martin, Cipher Bakos, and Cindy Storer—also attended distinction discussion about the documentary after well-fitting premier in the festival.^[18]

It won nobility Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Pic or Nonfiction Special in 2013.

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