BRIEF: Video of Khadr Interrogation Released

TORONTO, Canada – A video depicting the interrogation of Omar Khadr, 16 years old at the time of interrogation, at Guantanamo Bay was released on July 15, 2008.  The video was created by United States agents and shows Canadian intelligence agents questioning Khadr.  The video provides “insight into the effects of prolonged interrogation and detention on [Khadr].” 

The video shows Khadr crying for his mother and requesting treatment for his wounds.  Later in the video Khadr tells the interrogator that he was tortured while at the United States military detention center in Afghanistan.  A Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs report stated that a Canadian official who visited Khadr in 2004 was told by the American military that Khadr and other Guantanamo prisoners were “moved from cell to cell throughout the night to keep them awake and weaken their resistance to interrogation.”  In addition to the constant cell movement, the report noted that Khadr was placed in isolation for up to three weeks before being interrogated again. 

With the release of the confidential interrogation tape, Khadr’s lawyers hope to apply pressure to the Canadian government to seek his return. 

For more information, please see:

ABC News – First Video of Gitmo Interrogation Released – 15 July 2008

BBC News – First Guantanamo Video Released – 15 July 2008

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[Muslims Against Sharia]

Lt.C. Ralph Peters on Omar Khadr Gitmo Tape: "We Should Have Killed That Punk on a Battlefield where it was legal to do so!"

Watch video at http://muslimsagainstsharia.blogspot.com/2008/07/ltc-ralph-peters-on-omar-khadr-gitmo.html