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In reply to the discussion: I saw Zero Dark Thirty Today [View all]arely staircase
(12,482 posts)52. nobody gave up any info under torture
an AQ operative is tortured (brutally) at the beginning of the movie. he gives them nothing. they stop torturing him and begin to treat him humanely, but also lie to him about things they say they know. this gets him to give up the courier's nom de guerre. later they capture the guy the courrier is taking messages to and he is tortured as well - but also gives up no info on the courier. they dig through the files of other foreign intelligence agencies and discover the guy's real name. the big break then comes when they bribe a kuwaiti with a Lamborghini in order to get the guy's mom's phone number. they then monitor thai to get his cell phone number - then they find him by tracking his c phone location.
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Although my tastes are just naturally limited in certain ways, I have always considered
patrice
Jan 2013
#37
unfortunately i have waited too long to see argo in this little pueblito
arely staircase
Jan 2013
#26
how about Red Box they are good at stocking block busters and mainstream movies. nt
Kalidurga
Jan 2013
#35
Does the story take information from the torture & make that info weighty in the capture
patrice
Jan 2013
#50
Well, I must see this, but to me that pretty well poses the moral problem right there. My bias about
patrice
Jan 2013
#57
In the movie, he gives up the info when he is threatened with more torture.
Luminous Animal
Jan 2013
#60
You mischaracterize. It is possible for adults to look at something full on for what it is &
patrice
Jan 2013
#43
name me one scene in which torture illicited important info in that movie
arely staircase
Jan 2013
#53