Detainees were not allowed to talk to each other, but we enjoyed looking at each other. The punishment for talking was hanging the detainee by his hands with the feet barely touching the ground. — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
Many nights I wake up not able to breathe. I think I'm in Guantanamo Bay. I'm crying and shouting and making it very hard… — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
I don't have a problem with black people - half my country is black people! — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
No matter how bad you make the torture scenes, the reality was much worse. Because you cannot put on screen 70 days and nights… — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
Humiliation, sexual harassment, fear and starvation was the order of the day until around 10 P. M. Interrogators made sure that I had no… — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
I'm afraid to apply for a visa to the U.S.A. because it's against terrorism in a very undemocratic way. — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
Writing is like driving a car. Writing the beats of a screenplay? It's like driving a rover on Mars. You have to be absolutely,… — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
I'm threatened because of the amount of information I've provided to the United States. — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
I believe the U.S. government owes it to the American people to tell them the truth about what is happening in Guantanamo. — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
They dedicated the whole time until around Nov. 10, 2003 to questioning me about Canada and Sept. 11; they didn't ask me a single… — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
The U.S. bet its last penny on violence as the magic solution for every problem, and so the country is losing friends every day… — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
I have only written what I experienced, what I saw, what I learned first-hand. — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image