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Diar y and annotated diar y copyright 2015 by Mohamedou Ould Slahi
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/he American /eam /a*es Oer !!!Arrial at agram !
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One Day in >aradise) the 3e?t in 1ell
@@@@@@@@@@@@@) 9uly@@) 2002) 10 p!m!A
he music "as o%%! /he conersations o% the guards %aded
a"ay! /he truc* emptied!
I %elt alone in the hearse truc*!
/he "aiting didn+t last8 I %elt the presence o% ne" people) a
silent team! I don+t remember a single "ord during the "hole
rendition to %ollo"!
It becomesclear) %roman unredacted date a %e"pages into the manurophet) >eace be upon him!
One o% the team "rapped a diaper around my priate parts!
Only then "as I dead sure that the plane "as heading to the
#!S! 3o" I started to conince mysel% that Jeery thing+sgonna
be alright!K My only "orry "as about my %amily seeing me on/ in such a degrading situation! I "as so s*inny! I+e been
al"ays)but neer that s*inny8my streetclotheshad become so
loose that I loo*ed li*e a small cat in a big bag!
to the unredacted manuscriptreie"ed the %ootnotes)contributed to them
in any "ay) or con%irmed or denied my speculationscontained in them!
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Ehen the #!S! team %inished putting me in the clothesthey
tailored %or me) a guy remoed my blind%old %or a moment! Icouldn+t see much because he directed the %lashlight into my
eyes!e "as "rapped %romhair to toe in a blac* uni%orm!1e
opened his mouth and stuc* his tongue out) gesturing %or me
to do the same)a *ind o% A test"hich I too* "ithout resishilippinesbecause I+ma"are o% the huge #!S!
Military presencethere! Oh) yes) >hilippinesit is8 they conspired
"ith the #!S! and pulled some shit on me! Ehat "ould the
Huestions o% their Budge beF y no") though) I Bust "anted toarrie and ta*e a pee) and a%ter that they can do "hateer they
please! >lease let me arrie I thoughtG A%ter that you may
*ill me
/he guards pulled me out o% the truc* a%ter a %ie
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many detainees! Once I entered the room) the guardstoo* the
gear o%% my head! Oh) my ears ached so badly) and so did myheadG actually my "hole body "as conspiring against me! I
could barely stand! /he guards started to deprie me o% my
clothes)and soonI stood there as na*ed as my mother bore me!
I stood there %or the %irst time in %ronto% #!S! soldiers)not on
/) this "as %or real! I had the most common reaction)
coering my priate parts"ith my hands!I also Huietly started
to recite the crisis prayer) Ya hayyu! Ya kayyum! 3obody
stopped me %rom prayingG ho"eer) one o% the M>s "asstaringat me "ith his eyes %ull o% hatred! Later on he "ould
order me to stop loo*ing around in the room!
A@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @ medic gae me a Huic*
medical chec*) a%ter "hich I "as "rapped in A%ghani cloths!
4es) A%ghani clothes in the >hilippines O% course I "as
chained) handsand %eet tied to my "aist!My hands)moreoer)
"ere put in mittens! 3o" I+m ready %or actionEhat actionF
3o clue/he escort team pulled me blind%olded to a neighboring
interrogation room! As soonas I entered the room) seeral peohilippines!
I soonarried) not at a otel but at a "ooden cell "ith neieople "ith hatred al"ayshae something to get o%% their chests)but I "asn+tready to be
that drain!
>rayer in groups "asn+t allo"ed! 7erybody prayed on his
o"n) and so did I! Detainees had no clues about prayer time!
Ee "ould Bust imitate8 "hen a detainee started to pray) "e
assumed it "as time and %ollo"ed! /he Coran "as aailable to
detainees"ho as*ed %or one! I don+t remember as*ingmysel%)
because the handling by the guards"as Bustdisrespect%ulG theythre" it to each other li*e a "ater bottle "hen they passed the
holy boo* through! I didn+t"ant to be a reason%or humiliating
2od+s"ord! Moreoer) than* od) I *no" the Coran by heart!
As %ar as I recall) one o% the detaineessecretly passed me a copy
that nobody "as usingin the cell!
A%ter a couple o% days) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ pulled
me to interrogate me!@@@@@@@@@@@ acted as an interpreter!
J/ell me your story)K@@@@@@@@@ as*ed!JMy name is) I graduated in 1&::) I got a scholarship to
2ermany! ! ! !K I replied in ery boring detail) none o%
"hich seemed to interest or impress@@@@@@@@@! e gre"
tired and started to ya"n! I *ne" e?actly "hat he "anted to
hear) but I couldn+thelp him!
e interrupted me! JMy country highly alues the truth!
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3o" I+m gonna as* you some Huestions) and i% you ans"er
truth%ully)you+regonna be released and sent sa%ely to your %ams "ere at theirserice! Sometimes@@@@@@@@@ gae me a drin*) "hich I
appreciated) especially "ith the *ind o% diet I receied) cold
M=7s and dry bread in eer y meal! I secretly passed my
meals to other detainees!
One night @@@@@@@@@ introduced t"o military interrogaentagon+s De%ense Intell igence Agency oer the militar y+s
interrogation methods has been "idely documented and reported) most
notably in a May
200: report by the #!S! Department o% 9ustice+s Inspector eneral titled ARe-ie./0 the 12I3# I4-/(-eme4t i4 a45 O'#er-ati/4#/0 Detai4ee I4terr/6ati/4# i4Gua4ta4am/ 2ay7 A06ha4i#ta47 a45Ira8 ,herea%ter cited as DO9 I-! /hereport) "hich is aailable at http8DD"" "!Bustice!goDoi gDspecialDs0 : 0 5
D%inal!pd%) includes substantial sections deoted speci%ically to MOS+s
interrogation!
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