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Kanouni, Imad - short clip - Distractions

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	(man speaking in foreign language)	0:00
Translator	There were times when they had given us	0:07
	some books to read and there were other times	0:09
	when we had nothing.	0:11
	They take everything back, they take all the books back.	0:12
	They keep them for three months,	0:15
	and I don't know, it was just to create a mood.	0:17
	They remove the books, then they return them to us.	0:20
	Then they take them back, then they return them.	0:23
	So that we have to think of that	0:25
	instead of thinking about getting out.	0:27
	In other words, every time they removed the books,	0:30
	we're forced to make some noise, to rebel.	0:33
	Only for the books, or for that kind of stuff,	0:36
	which keeps us from thinking about leaving.	0:38
	From asking them, why are we here already?	0:40
	When each time, the soldiers start to create small problems.	0:43
	For example, they would throw the Qur'an on the ground.	0:47
	They would insult the detainees.	0:50
	They would create problems	0:52
	so that we were always distracted by those small matters	0:53
	which kept us from thinking about being freed.	0:58

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Detainee Number US9FR-000164DP
Imad Kanouni, male, age 32, French, was detained in Guantanamo from 2002 until July 26, 2004, when he was returned to France. In April 2006, he was acquitted by a French court.
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