Many nights I wake up not able to breathe. I think I'm in Guantanamo Bay. I'm crying and shouting and making it… — 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
There is no war between Muslims and Americans. There is no war between Americans and the poor people in the world. There… — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
I feel grateful and indebted to the people who have stood by me. — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
People with hatred have always something to get off their chests, but I wasn't ready to be that drain. — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
I would like to believe the majority of Americans want to see justice done, and they are not interested in financing the… — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
I trusted the American justice system too much, and shared that trust with people from European countries. We all have an idea… — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
Everything a detainee says is classified. Detainees cannot talk to you. They cannot talk to anyone. They cannot challenge, in a meaningful… — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
In a matter of weeks I developed gray hair on the lower half of the sides of my head. In my culture,… — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
I told the people before they tortured me, please, don't torture me. I didn't do anything. They say, we have to torture… — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
Many people take daylight for granted, but if you are forbidden to see it, you will appreciate it. — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
People from cold regions might not understand the extent of the pain when ice cubes get stuck on your body. — 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