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Salim's Sentence

A military jury sentences terrorist suspect Salim Hamdan to time served, plus five months. Hamdan's defense lawyers talk about his case.

Salim's Case Progresses

Terrorist suspect Salim Hamdan's military tribunal begins at Guantanamo.

Salim's Work for Al Qaeda

U.S. military lawyer Brian Mizer talks about the case of Salim Hamdan, the former driver of Osama bin Laden.

Salim Imprisoned

Prisoner Salim Hamdan is shown on grainy video footage from a jail cell in Afghanistan in November, 2001. Seventeen months later, Hamdan is imprisoned in Guantánamo.

Homework

Former Osama bin Laden bodyguard Abu Jandal talks to his son about manners and helps him with his homework.

Meeting Osama Bin Laden

Osama bin Laden's former bodyguard talks about meeting bin Laden for the first time.

  • Updated on April 18, 2012

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The Oath (90 min.)

Premiere Date: September 21, 2010

Encore Broadcast Date: Aug. 16, 2011

Streaming Dates: Expired

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Filmmaker: Laura Poitras Bio | Interview | Statement

Press: 2011 Encore Broadcast Press Release | Press Release | Fact Sheet | Critical Acclaim

Filmmaker

Laura Poitras
Laura Poitras
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Critical Acclaim

Abu Jandal... is an extraordinary subject — handsome, lively, explicit, often eloquent, and bizarrely divided in his nature. [The Oath] is a fascinating documentary.”

— David Denby,
The New Yorker

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