How the Makers of “Zero Dark Thirty” Seduced the CIA with Fake Earrings

How the CIA Helped Produce 'Zero Dark Thirty'

The Frontline documentary includes a clip from Zero Dark Thirty in which a CIA torturer yells at an al Qaeda prisoner, “When you lie to me, I hurt you!” A repurposing of that line would hold true for the government and the American public — when it lies to us, it hurts us.

A gripping glimpse into bin Laden's decline and fall