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Former Gitmo Inmate Appears in Jihadist Video

(al Yaqeen Media Center)
A former prisoner at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo appeared in a video produced by the pro-al Qaeda "al Yaqeen Media Center" and spoke about his experience over there.

In the 38-minute interview which was posted on militant Islamist website, the Algerian national Mahdi Ghazali said Pakistani tribes had handed him over to the Pakistani army, which in turn sold him to the U.S. army.

He said he was then transferred to the Kandahar airbase where he was interrogated and held for 15 days, before he was transferred to the prison in Guantanamo. Mahdi recalled his days in detention and said that some of the guards treated him with respect and compassion.

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