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Benchellali, Mourad, interview 1 - short clip - reliefatAmericans

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	(speaking foreign language)	0:00
Translator	Already when we arrived,	0:05
	when we saw that this was the American army,	0:06
	that we had been handed to the American army,	0:09
	we were relieved.	0:11
	Even if it was violent we felt,	0:13
	"Okay, maybe they're this violent	0:14
	because of the context, they're afraid."	0:16
	but we felt relieved because we thought	0:19
	at least with the Americans, there will be an end to this.	0:20
	I mean, either we'll be returned to our country	0:24
	or things will go better.	0:26
	They will send us back to our respective countries,	0:27
	after all they are the Americans.	0:29
	So it is going to be better.	0:31
	(speaking foreign language)	0:34

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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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