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A Good American (2016)

A Good American poster
Directed by
Friedrich Moser
Genre
documentary film
Country
Austria
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
15
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows William Binney, a former NSA official who resigned after 9/11. It argues that his work was blocked by higher-ups and that he could have stopped the attacks.

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What happens

A Good American is a 2015 Austrian documentary film that chronicles the work of whistleblower William Binney, a former official of the National Security Agency who resigned shortly after the September 11 attacks. The film contends that Binney's work was thwarted by high officials of the agency, and that he might have been able to prevent the attacks. The film was produced, directed and written by Friedrich Moser. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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