A 'Guantánamo Diary' that may set a tortured writer free
Mohamedou Ould Slahi has never been charged and his legal supporters say he's still in Gitmo because the U.S. is embarrassed at how wrong it was. But Mohamedou Ould Slahi kept a diary, a book locked up for 7 years and redacted ... and redacted again. And though he's still in Gitmo, the book is out. We can't speak to him but the editor of "Guantánamo Diary" joins us.
Listen to 'Guantánamo Diary' editor Larry Siems describe one tactic used during Mohamedou Ould Slahi's interrogation (Runs 00:28):
Words of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, read by actor Colin Firth for The Guardian. Listen here for more excerpts.
Mohamedou Ould Slahi is being held at the U.S. Military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He's been there for more than a decade ... since 2002. And that's despite an order for his release made by an American court, four years ago.
Few stories are told from inside Guantanamo, and the former Montreal resident's diary is making waves for being published at all. His "Guantánamo Diary" has seen the light of day as a book thanks in large part to its editor.
Larry Siems is a long-time human rights activist who also authors the "Torture Report" for the American Civil Liberties Union. He was in New York City.
Read entries from Mohamedou Ould Slahi's Guantánamo Diary:
This segment was produced by The Current's Howard Goldenthal.