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Benchellali, Mourad, interview 1 - short clip - Nightmares

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	(speaking french)	0:00
Interpreter	The most negative impact,	0:06
	well first the hardest things are the nightmares	0:08
	and all that is connected to physical abuse and detention.	0:11
	The feeling of being always depressed,	0:14
	always under stress, having nightmares,	0:16
	thinking about it all the time	0:19
	as though it could never leave our mind.	0:21
	So to resume a normal life	0:23
	as if that hadn't happened	0:25
	that has become impossible.	0:26
	So there's that already the psychological trauma	0:28
	then the way others look at us has changed.	0:32
	Always suspected, always seen in a bad light.	0:34
	(speaking french)	0:37

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Detainee Number US9FR-000161DP
Mourad Benchellali, male, age 28, French, was detained in Guantanamo from January 17, 2002 until July 26, 2004, when he was returned to France. He is currently public speaking in France, in the hope that by hearing his story, young people will not join ISIS or participate in suicide attacks.
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